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APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
- ¼ cup butter
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 2 large baking apples
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup seedless raisins
- 2 eggs, well beaten
- 1½ cups sifted cake flour
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoons salt
- 2/3 cup water
Melt butter in skillet or baking pan. Add sugar and stir until melted. Cook. Peel, core and slice apples; place on sugar. Sprinkle with raisins. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together. Cream shortening with sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat thoroughly. Add sifted dry ingredients and water alternately in small amounts, beating well after each addition. Pour over apples and bake in a moderate oven (350º) 40 to 50 minutes. Turn onto plate immediately and serve with whipped cream.
Makes 1 (9-inch) cake.
250 Classic Cake Recipes, Culinary Arts Institute
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