Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles

Ingredients:

3 T butter, melted plus 1/3 C room temperature separate
½ C maple syrup
1 T apple brandy
3 baking apples
¾ C sugar
2 eggs, seperated
1 ½ C flour
2 t baking powder
½ t cinnamon
¼ t salt
1 C milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Grease 8x8pan with melted butter, pour in syrup and sprinkle with brandy
3. Peel and core the apples. Grate ½ of one apple and set aside, should be about ¾ C. Cut remaining apples into wedges (8 wedges from each whole apple)
4. Arrange wedges in the pan on the syrup/brandy
5. Cream remaining butter and ½ C sugar together. Beat in egg yolks
6. Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk to creamed butter. Fold in grated apple
7. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, beat in sugar and fold into cake batter
8. Pour batter over apples and syrup, even with spatula if necessary
9. Bake until lightly golden and set in the center, about 40 minutes
10. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes and invert onto serving dish