Upside-Down Apple Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 small sliced peeled apples
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
BATTER
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Brush bottoms and sides of 12-cup muffin pan with butter, Divide apples among cups, cutting to fit. Combine brown sugar and nutmeg; sprinkle over apples in each cup.
BATTER: In a small bowl, stir together sugar, oil, egg, applesauce, lemon rind, and vanilla until blended.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt; stir in liquid mixture and combine. Spoon batter evenly over apples in each cup.
Bake in 350F oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Let cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Run thin metal spatula around edge of cups and turn out. Serve warm.