Apple Upside Down Cake
Ingredients
2 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large apples
1/2 cup shortening
3 tbsp sugar
1 egg
1 cup molasses
1 cup boiling water
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. 2. Sift together flour, spices and baking
soda. 3. In a 10 " cast iron skillet, melt the butter. 4. Sprinkle
the sugar evenly over it. 5. Peel and core apples, slice them. 6.
Arrange apples, overlapping on top of sugar. 7. With electric mixer
at medium speed, beat together the
shortening, sugar and the egg until very creamy. 8. Combine the
molasses and the water 9. At low speed add the flour and molasses mix
alternating to
the to eggmix. Beat well after each addition. 10.Spoon batter over
apples and bake 45 minutes or until done. 11.Loosen around the edges
with spatula; invert onto plate;
let stand 3-4 minutes, then remove from skillet. 12.Serve warm
with soft ginger icecream.
Out of "Who's Who Cooks"
Typed by Brigitte Sealing
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Servings: 1
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