Apricot Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 (15 ounce) cans apricot halves, well-drained (reserve juice)
• 2 tablespoons apricot juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best)
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and brown sugar in a large frying pan.
• 2 heat slowly and stir constantly until a light brown syrup forms.
• 3 add fruit juices. pour syrup into cake pan; arrange apricot halves cut side up in the syrup.
• 4 preheat oven to 350â°f.
• 5 sift remaining dry ingredients together.
• 6 cream shortening and sugar together; add egg and beat until fluffy.
• 7 add dry ingredients to the batter alternatively with the milk and vanilla.
• 8 pour batter over the apricots.
• 9 bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• 10 remove from oven, let stand five minutes and turn out carefully onto serving platter, having the apricots on top.
• 11 if desired, serve with whipped cream.