Apple-Spice Cake
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Apple-Spice Cake
YIELD Makes one 8-inch square cake
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INGREDIENTS
| 1/4 | cup (1/2 stick) plus 3 tablespoons butter, divided |
| 3/4 | cup packed brown sugar, divided |
| 1 | teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1/4 | teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 3 | large apples, peeled, cored and cut into rings |
| 2 | teaspoons lemon juice |
| 1 | egg, separated |
| 1‑1/3 | cups cake flour |
| 1/2 | cup granulated sugar |
| 1‑3/4 | teaspoons baking powder |
| 1/4 | teaspoon salt |
| 1/2 | cup milk |
| 1‑1/2 | teaspoons vanilla |
PREPARATION:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Melt 1/4 cup butter in 8-inch square baking pan in oven. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; mix well. Arrange apples over brown sugar mixture in bottom of pan; sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Combine flour, granulated sugar, remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar and salt in large bowl. Cut in remaining 3 tablespoons butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add milk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer at low speed until dry ingredients are moistened. Continue beating 2 minutes at medium speed. Blend in egg yolk.
- Beat egg white in small bowl with electric mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form; gently fold into batter. Pour over apples in pan.
- Bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Loosen edges and invert onto serving plate. Let stand 1 minute before removing pan. Serve warm.
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