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Gingerbread Apple Upside-Down Cake

Time
1 hr
Makes
Servings: 8 to 10
Ingredients
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Ingredients

Amounts
  • 4 tablespoons (55 grams) unsalted butter
  • ½ cup (110 grams) dark brown sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 apples (1¼ to 1½ pounds), peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch wedges
  • 6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons (75 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup (75 grams) dark molasses
  • ¼ cup (80 grams) honey
  • ¾ cup (175 ml) buttermilk
  • 1 2 ⁄ 3 cups (215 grams) flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1½ teaspoons ground ginger
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • Very softly whipped cream (to serve)
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