Upside-Down Apple Cake

Ingredients

• i cup butter
• ^ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• }4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• }/i teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 to 4 apples, depending on size
• }4 cups sifted soft-wheat flour

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter.

2. 2

   Add the sugar, the well-beaten eggs, and vanilla.

3. 3

   Sift the dry ingredients together twice and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture.

4. 4

   Use a glass square or oblong baking dish or a very heavy pan.

5. 5

   Put a thick coating of butter on the bottom and sides of the dish or pan.

6. 6

   Wash, pare, and quarter firm-fleshed apples.

7. 7

   Slice them rather thin, and place them so that the slices overlap and form even layers, covering the bottom of the dish.

8. 8

   Sprinkle well with sugar and cinnamon which have been well mixed.

9. 9

   Add another layer of apples placed with equal care, and flavor with cinnamon and sugar.

10. 10

    Pour the cake mixture over the apples.

11. 11

    Bake slowly in a very moderate oven (at a temperature from 300° to 325° F.) for three-quarters of an hour.

12. 12

    Loosen the sides of the cake, turning it out carefully, upside down, and the top will be covered with neat layers of transparent apples.

13. 13

    Serve hot with hard sauce or whipped cream.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Aunt Sammy's radio recipes (1926) by United States. Department of Agriculture. Radio Service, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE CAKE i cup butter. ^ cup sugar. 1 egg. }4 cup milk. 2 teaspoons baking powder. }/i teaspoon salt. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 2 to 4 apples, depending on size. }4 cups sifted soft-wheat flour

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