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Harvest Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Shortly after I ended my professional baking career, I was feeling a little homesick for the old familiar trade, so I entered a local recipe contest. This recipe won top honors in the dessert category. What a thrill!—Bill Cowan, Hanover, Ontario

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Harvest Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 45 min.

Yield: 9 Servings

25 45 70

Ingredients

1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup boiling water
1/4 cup shortening
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon dark molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cup cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts
12 maraschino cherries, quartered
2 cups sliced peeled tart apples

Directions

In a small bowl, soak raisins in water for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, cream the shortening and brown sugar. Add egg, milk, molasses and vanilla; beat on high for 1 minute. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until smooth. Pour butter into a greased 8-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with brown sugar. Drizzle with corn syrup; sprinkle with the walnuts, raisins and cherries. Arrange apples on top, overlapping slices. Spoon batter over apples.
Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until apples are tender or a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Run a knife around the edges of cake; immediately invert onto a serving plate. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 357 calories, 13 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 39 mg cholesterol, 238 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Harvest Upside-Down Cake in Taste of Home October/November 1997, p47