Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread

1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 large apples, peeled and sliced

Gingerbread
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup hot tea

Pour butter into a 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange apples cut side up in a single layer over sugar; set aside.

For gingerbread, in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses. Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with hot tea, beating well after each.

Pour over apples. Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings.