I have redeemed myself!  We had Apple & Cinnamon Upside Down Cake - with candles, singing, and hip-hip- hooraying!!  My mom came over for dinner and helped with the kids and homework while I made home made meatballs and Rosie’s “birthday” cake.  Maybe I should call this “Redemption Cake” - It is possibly good enough to save your soul… but we’ll not get into that debate here!

I took my old trusty “Dead Easy Apple Cake” recipe and turned it into an upside down cake… For a VERY easy apple cake just use the second half of this recipe… But to be honest, it’s just as easy to add the upside down bit… and DAYHEM it’s tasty!!

1/2 cup butter
1 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons cream
1 tsp cinnamon

Cream together and spread along the bottom of a 9 x13 inch baking pan with enough peeled & sliced apples to cover bottom of the pan.

In a large mixing bowl - combine:

2 cups flour
2 lg eggs
2 tablespoons baking powder
1.5 cups sugar
6 apples peeled and diced
cinnamon to taste (I use at least 2 heaped teaspoons… or more)
2 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt

Mix together (the batter/dough will seem dry but the apples moisten it while baking) and dump on top of the apples and butter mixture.

Bake at 170 degrees C (about 350 d F) for 45 to an hour.

Best served hot from oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!!