Name: Upside-Down Butterscotch Apple Sour Cream Cake
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 2/3 cup baker's sugar (superfine sugar) or regular sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1/2 Golden Delicious apple, peeled, cored, finely chopped (about 3/4 cup); 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter; 1/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar; 1/3 cup butterscotch morsels; 2 8-ounce Golden Delicious apples, peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

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Baker's sugar, a favorite of pastry chefs, is also called superfine sugar. It measures the same as regular but dissolves more quickly. It's available at some supermarkets. You can also make your own by whizzing granulated sugar in a food processor until powdery.

Test-kitchen tip:

If your nonstick skillet doesn't have an ovenproof handle, wrapping the handle in two layers of heavy-duty foil witll make it oven safe.

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