Peach Upside Down Cake

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups canned peach slices, drained
• 6 maraschino cherries, halved
• 1/3 cup Crisco shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1/2 cup orange juice

Directions

1. 1

   Set oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   Spread 1/4 cup butter onto bottom of an 8-inch round cake pan, and sprinkle with brown sugar.

3. 3

   Arrange canned peaches and cherries on top of the brown sugar.

4. 4

   In a bowl, cream the shortening and sugar and rind until well blended; add the egg, and beat well.

5. 5

   Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together; add to the creamed mixture, alternately with the orange juice.

6. 6

   Pour evenly and carefully over peaches.

7. 7

   Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.

8. 8

   Cool in pan for 10 minutes.

9. 9

   Invert (turn over) onto serving plate, and remove cake from pan.