Vintage Dessert: Mince-Meat Upside-Down Cake Recipe

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I'm sharing a mince-meat upside-down cake recipe today.  I thought it would go well with Tuesday's post which gave a whole new meaning to upside-down cakes.  Click on the link if you missed it.  It's a riot.

This recipe has several options, one with mince-meat, and more traditional takes with pineapple, peaches or even prunes.  The editors of Household Searchlight were very flexible with this particular recipe, and all these flavors would be great for fall desserts.

Have fun baking, and don't forget to enter my latest giveaway.

This is not a pineapple upside-down cake!  Dollhouse 1/12 scale cake by theMouseMarket/Flickr

Mince-Meat Upside-Down Cake Recipe
1 egg, well-beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons shortening
1 1/2 cups mince-meat
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk

Cream 1/2 cup white sugar with shortening.  Add egg.  Sift flour, measure and sift with baking powder and salt.  Add alternately with milk, the first mixture.  Add vanilla.  Melt butter in heavy frying pan, or cake pan.  Spread brown sugar and mince-meat, softened with 2 tablespoons of water if necessary, evenly over pan.  Pour cake batter into pan.  Bake in moderate oven (375 F.) 30 minutes.  Invert and serve with whipped cream.  Eight slices pineapple, 1 1/2 cups fresh or canned peaches, or drained and pitted cooked prunes may be substituted for the mince-meat.

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