Apple Upside-Down Gingerbread

Name: Apple Upside-Down Gingerbread
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 3/4 cup, light brown sugar; 3 , tart apples (such as Granny Smith or Jonathan), peeled, halved, cored, and sliced thin; 2 1/4 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 2 teaspoons, ground ginger; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon, ground allspice; 1 teaspoon, Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted, then cooled to room temperature; 3/4 cup, unsulphured molasses; 3/4 cup, granulated sugar; 1 , large egg; 1/2 cup, buttermilk; 1/2 cup, milk

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1995

For the best version of this traditional cake, use light molasses, equal parts of whole milk and buttermilk, and melt the butter before adding it to the batter.

SERVES 8

TIME 1¾ hours

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