GIVEAWAY: Use PAM Cooking Spray for All of Your Holiday Baking!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PAM Cooking Spray.

Hi everyone!

Just in time for the holidays, I’m bringing you a tasty, easy-to-make new recipe! Mr. R found a great recipe on America’s Test Kitchen that we’d been wanting to try for a while: Apple Upside Down Cake. So when PAM Cooking Sprayreached out about working together, I thought it was a perfect chance to test it out!

PAM Cooking Spray was generous enough to send over two full size samples of PAM (one original and one baking), a gorgeous Le Creuset Pie Dish and a gift card to create a perfect dessert. I knew I wanted to make this Apple Upside Down Cake already, but PAM also has an awesome recipe hub here, in case you’re still struggling with what to make for Thanksgiving!

Here’s a smart tip: Did you know that the Original, Butter and Baking PAM Cooking Sprays now leave up to 99 percent less residue buildup than margarine or other cooking sprays but STILL have no-stick results? Better yet, the new formula has zero calories per serving! Thanks to PAM, I definitely (hopefully) won’t be messing up any desserts or having to re-make a cake because the bottom stuck to the pan. Also, the PAM Baking smells like a cake- YUM!

Ok, so back to the recipe that will make you the star of Thanksgiving! You will need a 9-inch nonstick cake pan with sides that are at least 2 inches high.

Ingredients:

Topping

• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, plus extra for pan
• 4 Granny Smith apples or Golden Delicious (about 2 pounds), peeled and cored
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons juice from 1 lemon

Cake

• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Topping: Butter bottom and sides of 9-inch round, 2-inch-deep nonstick cake pan (using PAM Baking, of course!); set aside. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Cut 2 apples into 1/4-inch-thick slices; set aside. Cut remaining 2 apples into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

3. Heat butter in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. When foaming subsides, add 1/2-inch-thick apple slices and cook, stirring 2 or 3 times, until apples begin to caramelize, 4 to 6 minutes. (Do not fully cook apples.) Add 1/4-inch-thick apple slices, brown sugar, and lemon juice; continue cooking, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves and apples are coated, about 1 minute longer. Transfer apple mixture to prepared pan and lightly press into even layer. Set aside while preparing cake.

3. Cake: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in medium bowl; set aside.4. Whisk granulated sugar, brown sugar, and eggs together in large bowl until thick and homogeneous, about 45 seconds. Slowly whisk in butter until combined.5. Add sour cream and vanilla; whisk until combined. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined.6. Pour batter into pan and spread evenly over fruit.

7. Bake until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

8. Cool pan on wire rack 20 minutes. Run paring knife around sides of cake to loosen. Place wire rack over cake pan. Holding rack tightly, invert cake pan and wire rack together; lift off cake pan. Place wire rack over baking sheet or large plate to catch any drips. If any fruit sticks to pan bottom, remove and position it on top of cake. Let cake cool 20 minutes (or longer to cool it completely), then transfer to serving platter, cut into pieces, and serve.

 9. (ADDED BONUS): We took it a step further and topped it with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce- definitely a one-up to the original recipe!

*GIVEAWAY*

PAM is generously giving away one PAM Cooking Spray kit to an Accidental Mrs. reader! This prize pack consists of the following and is valued at $50.00:

• Full size sample of PAM
• Le Creuset Pie Dish

How to enter:

• Leave a comment telling me what you plan to make for Thanksgiving!
• All entrants must be 18 years+ and reside in the continental U.S.
• Giveaway ends Nov. 27.

Good luck, and Happy Holidays!
XO,

Amanda

PAM Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions: https://theaccidentalmrs.com/2013/11/22/pam-sweepstakes-terms-and-conditions/ (Password: PAM)

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of PAM Cooking Spray. For more information, visit http://www.pamcookingspray.com.