Upside-Down Apple Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350.
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   Mix together melted butter and maple syrup and drizzle onto bottom of ungreased 8-inch round cake pan.
3. 3
   Turn pan to distribute.
4. 4
   Arrange as many apple slices as you can in bottom of pan.
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   Chop the rest and set them aside.
6. 6
   Mix together flour, spices and leavening and set aside.
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   Beat the egg whites with a fork until they're foamy and then add brown sugar gradually until it's all mixed.
8. 8
   Mix in oil and applesauce.
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   Finally, fold in flour mixture until everything is just mixed together.
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    If you had apples leftover, add them gently now to the batter.
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    Spoon batter carefully over the bottom-mixture in the pan.
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    Smooth it evenly with the back of a spoon.
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    Bake 25-30 minutes or until it starts to turn golden brown (I let it go a little too long but it was still delicious).
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    Let the cake cool at least 10 minutes and then carefully turn it out of the pan, loosening the edges with a butter knife and then inverting a dinner plate or platter onto the pan and flipping it (carefully!)
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    over.
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    It made its own sauce!
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    It's so pretty and homey!
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    And low-fat!