MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Apple Upside-Down Cake Categories: Cakes Yield: 1 Cake 1/2 c Butter 3/4 c Blanched almonds; walnuts, -or pecans; chopped 3 c Sugar; or less, to taste 1 tb Ground cinnamon 4 md Baking apples; pared and -thinly sliced 2 3/4 c Flour; sifted 3 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Vegetable shortening 1 1/2 c Milk 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla This is absolutely my favorite cake and always a hit with guests. This recipe originally appeared in a Family Circle or Woman's Day of over 20 years ago. Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Melt butter in 13x9x2" baking pan in oven while pre-heating; remove from oven. Combine 1 cup of sugar, nuts, and cinnamon in small bowl; sprinkle evenly over melted butter. Arrange apple slices, overlapping slightly. Sift flour, remaining sugar, baking powder, and salt into large bowl; add shortening, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Beat at low speed until combined, then at high speed for 2 minutes; pour evenly over apples. Bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Loosen around edges with a knife; cover with a large serving tray or cookie sheet; turn; lift off pan. Note: The topping doesn't always release cleanly. Just scrape it out and sprinkle back across the cake. When storing, cover *loosely* with aluminum foil. This is a very moist cake which will become soggy if tightly covered. Recipe by Ruth Heiges Recipe FROM: MMMMM