Sage Apple Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
12 tablespoons butter or 12 tablespoons margarine
3/4 cup brown sugar, plus
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons water
1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
1 cup sage honey applesauce (see recipe#73256) or 1 cup use your favorite applesauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 apples, peeled and cored
1 cup sugar

Preparation

Grease bundt pan with 2 tablespoons butter (or margarine).
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
Sift together first 5 ingredients (flour- cinnamon).
In a seperate bowl cream 10 tablespoons butter (or margarine) and sugar until light.
Beat in eggs, water and sage.
Stir in applesauce.
Stir in dry ingredients slowly.
Peel and slice apple.
Sprinkle apples with lemon juice.
Place layers of apple slices on bottom and sides of prepared pan.
Pour in batter carefully, trying not to disturb apple slices.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool 1 hour before turning onto plate for serving.