Topping Ingredients:

½ Cup Sugar
¼ Cup Apple Cider
1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Butter
4 Fuji Apples (peeled and cut into 8 wedges)

Cake Ingredients:

½ Stick Butter
2/3 Cup Sugar
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Apple Pie Spice (cinnamon, cloves, ginger)
¼ Teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1¼ Cup Flour
2/3 Cup Buttermilk

Topping Directions:

1.Mix sugar and apple cider in large pan and bring to boil
2.Let boil for 4 minutes
3.Add lemon juice and butter and reduce heat to medium
4.Boil mixture again for 1 minute
5.Add apples flat side down
6.Cook for 8 minutes; 4 minutes on each side
7.Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes

Cake Directions:

1.Preheat oven to 350ºF
2.Spray non-stick spray onto 9x2-in pan
3.Pour apple mix into pan
4.Beat butter, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, baking soda, apple pie spice, and salt with mixer for 2 minutes
5.Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended
6.Beat in flour and buttermilk alternately until batter is smooth
7.Pour batter over apples in pan
8.Bake for 40-45 minutes until a pick comes out clean