Butter 9 inch cake pan with 2 inch sides. Heat oven to 350. This recipe is from Cooks Illustrated, the best cooking magazine I have ever subscribed to. I am canceling my others.

TOPPING
4 Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples cored and peeled
2/3 Cup brown sugar
2 T lemon juice
1/2 stick butter(4 T)

Cut up 2 apples into 1/2 inch slices and 2 into 1/4 inch slices. Why I don't know. If you saw the way I cut apples you would know it really doesn't matter. Heat butter in skillet over med-high heat. When foaming subsides add the 1/2 inch slices and cook until they begin to caramelize about 4-6 minutes. Then add the rest of the slices, brown sugar and the lemon juice. Yum is right. When the sugar is dissolved and apples coated about a minute later, pour this into the cake pan and spread it about so its even.

CAKE
1 Cup Flour
1 T cornmeal
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream
6 T butter, melted and slightly cooled

Mix the flour, corn meal, baking powder and salt in one bowl. In the other, whisk the eggs and sugar until well blended. Then add butter and whisk it together, then the sour cream and vanilla. Add the dry mixture to this and whisk until combined.
Spread the batter over the apple mixture in the pan. I found putting dollops of it in the pan and then gently spreading it about worked best.

Bake for 35-40 minutes or until cake is done. I baked min 10 minutes more but my oven is a bit slow too. Cool it for 30 minutes and using a knife to loosen edges from pan. I didn't need to loosen them much. Take a wire rack and hold it firmly over the pan and then turn it upside down onto the rack. put a plate underneath to catch the drippings. Then let it cool as much as you like, transfer to a serving tray,cut and serve. I just made this and if it tastes as good as it smells I can't wait to try it. You can turn it upside down onto a plate and skip the wire rack thing if you want to. I did as I don't have them anymore. I guess they were in that box that didn't make it from the last house.