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GINGERBREAD-APPLE CAKE

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Recipe Introduction

Try this spicy, apple-topped cake for a cool-weather brunch treat. Yield: Makes 24 servings.

1 cup (240 ml) dark molasses
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons each ground cinnamon and ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3 tablespoons (43 g) margarine
6 cups (660 g) peeled, sliced tart apples such as Granny Smith or Newtown Pippin
1/4 cup (50 g) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (60 ml) bourbon or apple juice
1 cup (220 g) firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (4 oz./115 g) margarine, at room temperature
2 large eggs

In a 1- to 2-quart pan, combine molasses and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove pan from heat and stir in baking soda; let cool completely.

In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; set aside. Melt the 3 tablespoons margarine in a wide nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add apples; cook, turning often with a spatula, until slices are just tender when pierced (about 5 minutes).

Stir in granulated sugar and bourbon; continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated and apples have begun to brown (about 6 more minutes). Spoon apple mixture into a well-greased 9- by 13-inch baking pan; spread out mixture evenly. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, the 1/2 cup butter, and eggs. Beat until smooth. Alternately add flour mixture and molasses mixture; add about half of each at a time; beat until well blended after each addition. Pour batter evenly over apple mixture.

Bake in a 350 degrees F oven until cake just begins to pull away from sides of pan and center springs back when gently pressed (about 40 minutes). Let cake cool in pan on a rack for 15 minutes.

Run a knife around pan sides; then invert pan onto a platter. Lift off pan. If any apple slices remain in pan, remove them and arrange atop cake. Serve warm or cool. To serve, cut into about 2-inch squares.

Nutrition information: Per serving: 190 calories (28% calories from fat), 6 grams total fat, (3 grams saturated fat), 32 milligrams cholesterol, 186 milligrams sodium, 33 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 2 grams protein.