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Recipe: Apricot Upside Down Cake
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Apricot Upside Down Cake
1. In a 9-inch skillet melt 3 tablespoons butter.
2. Remove from heat and sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar.
3. Arrange on sugar 24 canned apricot halves. Let stand while mixing batter.
4. Beat until very light 2 eggs.
5. Add, while beating, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
6. Heat to boiling point: 1/4 cup Pet Milk diluted with 1/4 cup water and 1 tbs shortening.
7. ea Beat into egg mixture.
8. Sift together: 1 cup sifted cake flour and 1 tsp baking powder.
9. ea Add milk mixture beating quickly but thoroughly.
10. lb over apricots.
11. ea Bake in a moderate oven (350F) for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake shrinks from sides of pan. Turn out while warm and serve with Whipped Pet Milk Topping.
Here's the topping though I can't help but think it's a tad redundant.
WHIPPED PET MILK (as a topping):
Soak for 5 minutes: 1/4 tsp granulated gelatin in 1 tsp cold water. Scald in top of double boiler: 1/2 cup Pet Milk. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Pour into bowl and chill until icy cold. Then whip with rotary beater until stiff.
Fold in 1 Tbs powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups...Serves 8. NOTE: The following flavorings may be substituted for the vanilla: 2 tsp orange extract 1 tsp lemon extract 1/2 tsp almond extract and 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract 1/2 tsp peppermint extract 4 drops oil of peppermint.
1. In a 9-inch skillet melt 3 tablespoons butter.
2. Remove from heat and sprinkle with 1/2 cup brown sugar.
3. Arrange on sugar 24 canned apricot halves. Let stand while mixing batter.
4. Beat until very light 2 eggs.
5. Add, while beating, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
6. Heat to boiling point: 1/4 cup Pet Milk diluted with 1/4 cup water and 1 tbs shortening.
7. ea Beat into egg mixture.
8. Sift together: 1 cup sifted cake flour and 1 tsp baking powder.
9. ea Add milk mixture beating quickly but thoroughly.
10. lb over apricots.
11. ea Bake in a moderate oven (350F) for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake shrinks from sides of pan. Turn out while warm and serve with Whipped Pet Milk Topping.
Here's the topping though I can't help but think it's a tad redundant.
WHIPPED PET MILK (as a topping):
Soak for 5 minutes: 1/4 tsp granulated gelatin in 1 tsp cold water. Scald in top of double boiler: 1/2 cup Pet Milk. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Pour into bowl and chill until icy cold. Then whip with rotary beater until stiff.
Fold in 1 Tbs powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups...Serves 8. NOTE: The following flavorings may be substituted for the vanilla: 2 tsp orange extract 1 tsp lemon extract 1/2 tsp almond extract and 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract 1/2 tsp peppermint extract 4 drops oil of peppermint.
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