Recipe For Cooking Cherry Almond Upside-Down Cake

Toaster Oven Cakes :: Upside Down Cake

Cherry Almond Upside-Down Cake

Topping
1/4 C. butter
1/2 C. firmly light brown sugar
1/4 C. slivered almonds
2 C. pitted tart red cherries*

Cake
1/4 C. butter softened
2/3 C. sugar
1 egg
1 tea. vanilla extract or flavoring
1 1/4 C. flour
1 1/2 tea. baking powder
1/2 tea. salt
2/3 C. milk
Whipped cream, if desired
Toasted slivered almonds, if desired

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

For topping, place butter in 9-in. round cake pan. Place in oven to melt butter, about 3 min. Remove from oven; stir in brown sugar. Sprinkle with almonds and top with cherries; set aside.

For cake, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract or flavoring. Add combined dry ingredients and milk. Beat at med. speed 1 min. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake until cake is golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 min.

Cool on wire rack 10 min. Loosen edges of cake with knife. Invert onto serving plate.

Serve cake warm or at room temperature. Garnish with whipped cream and almonds, if desired.

*If using frozen or canned cherries, drain well and pat dry with paper towel before using.