Apple Cider Pudding Cake

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups chopped Granny Smith apples

Boiling Mixture

• 1 cup apple cider (apple juice can be substituted if apple cider can't be found)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Streusel

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cold butter

Directions

1. Butter an 8x8 inch square baking dish. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, 1 cup brown sugar, milk, melted butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients until just combined. Gently fold in apples. Spread in prepared pan.
3. In a small saucepan, bring apple cider, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 cup brown sugar to a boil. Pour slowly and carefully over the batter. Bake for 35 minutes. Meanwhile, cut butter into streusel ingredients with a fork or pastry blender until butter is cut up and mixture is crumbly. After the cake has baked for 35 minutes, sprinkle streusel topping evenly over the cake and bake 8-10 minutes more (until a toothpick inserted into the top layer of the cake comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs).
4. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.