Shelly's Recipe

APPLE BOTTOM SPICE CAKE

Category: Cakes from Cake Mixes

3-4 firm, red baking apples such as Jonathan (about 3 cups sliced)
1/2 cup raisins and water
1 (3 oz) pkg vanilla cook and serve pudding and pie filling (not instant)
1 yellow cake mix (plus ingredients to make cake)
1/2 cup molasses
2 tbsp Cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Confectioners sugar
Thawed, frozen whipped topping or ice cream

Preheat oven to 375. Lightly spray rectangular pan with oil. Peel, core and slice apples. Cut into wedges. In large bowl, combine apples, raisins, water and pudding mix; mix well. Microwave on HIGH 4 minutes or until hot; mix well. Spread apple filling evenly over bottom of baker.

In bowl, prepare cake mix according to pkg directions; whisk in molasses and spice blend. Pour batter over apple filling, spreading evenly. Chop walnuts; sprinkle evenly over batter.

Bake 30-35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove to cooling rack. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle top of cake with confectioners sugar. Garnish with whipped topping or serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if desired.