Apple Spice Pudding Cake

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 8 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	454454 cal
pro	4 g4g pro
total fat	13 g13g total fat
sat. fat	8 g8g sat. fat
carb	84 g84g carb
fibre	2 g2g fibre
chol	56 mg56mg chol
sodium	249 mg249mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1010 calcium
iron	1717 iron
vit A	1212 vit A
vit C	77 vit C
folate	2222 folate

What makes pudding cakes so lovable is their two layers: the bottom of fruit and butterscotchy juices, and the cakey top. Try this comfy dessert for a fall or winter brunch, using Northern Spy, Golden Delicious, Ambrosia or Idared apples.

Ingredients

7 7cups cupsthickly sliced peeled appleapples, (2 lb/1 kg, about 7)
2 tbsp lemon juice 2 2tbsp tbsplemon juice
1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 1/2cup cuppacked brown sugar
Cake Topping:
1/2 cup butter , softened1/2 1/2cup cupbutter, softened
1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar 1-1/4 1-1/4cups cupspacked brown sugar
1 egg 1 1eggeggs
1 tsp vanilla 1 1tsp tspvanilla
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/3 1-1/3cups cupsall-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspbaking powder
1 tsp cinnamon 1 1tsp tspcinnamon
1/2 tsp grated nutmeg 1/2 1/2tsp tspgrated nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp ground cloves 1/4 1/4tsp tspground cloves
3/4 cup milk 3/4 3/4cup cupmilk
1-1/4 cups apple cider 1-1/4 1-1/4cups cupsapple cider or apple juice
4 tsp cornstarch 4 4tsp tspcornstarch

Preparation

Butter bottom and side of 4- to 4-1/2-quart (4 to 4.5 L) slow cooker; add apples. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Top with brown sugar; toss to coat apples. Gently press apples to level; set aside.

Cake Topping: In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.

In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves. Stir into butter mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of milk. Scrape batter evenly over apples; smooth top.

In small saucepan or large glass measuring cup, whisk cider with cornstarch; bring to boil on stove top or in microwave, whisking gently, to make slightly thickened sauce. Pour over batter; do not stir.

Cover and cook on high until sauce is bubbling, apples are tender and cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 2 to 3 hours.

Remove insert from slow cooker; let cool for 20 minutes before serving.

Additional information : Test Kitchen Tip: When pouring hot liquid over pudding cake batter, hold a large spoon, bowl side down, over centre of batter. Let liquid flow over back of spoon. This disperses it evenly and prevents it from pitting the surface of the cake.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: November 2009