Upside Down Cake

Here is a basic upside down cake recipe with different fruit variations. All are lovely. When making the rhubarb variation toss the extra 1/4 cup brown sugar with the rhubarb and let it sit a couple of minutes before tossing it into the cake pan.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Serves:
- Yields:
- Units:
3
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ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup shortening
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
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Apple Variation
- 3 apples, peeled and sliced
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Peach Variation
- 1 (20 ounce) can peach slices, drained
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Pineapple Variation
- pineapple ring
- glace cherries, to place in pineapple ring holes
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Rhubarb Variation
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 cups rhubarb, diced
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Melt butter in 8” square baking pan and sprinkle with sugar. Cover with one of the variations.
- Set aside.
- Cream shortening and sugar thoroughly, add egg and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
- Blend together the flour, baking powder and salt and add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
- Beat well after each addition.
- Pour batter over fruit variation of choice.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Invert at once on a serving plate being careful not to burn yourself.
- Best served warm.
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"Here is a basic upside down cake recipe with different fruit variations. All are lovely. When making the rhubarb variation toss the extra 1/4 cup brown sugar with the rhubarb and let it sit a couple of minutes before tossing it into the cake pan."
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This was super good,as DD said.She helped me make it(she spends a lot more time in the kitchen since I bought an apron for her).We used plums and I could see us making this many times.Sour cherrie would be great. I liked it that it was moist and not spongy like other upside down cakes.I wasn't sure which sugar went in the bottom of the pan,since it didn't specify,but I guess it's the brown one.In the batter,I cut down the amount to half cup and it worked fine,even though the plums were a little tart.Thanks for sharing.Reply
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