APRICOT PECAN UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE My girlfriend shared this with me after I begged her for weeks. It's delish!
Topping Ingredients ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar - 1/4 cup butter or margarine - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg - 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts - 1 (15 1/4-ounce) can apricot halves, well-drained (pat dry) Cake Ingredients ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar - 1/3 cup butter, softened or margarine - 2 eggs - 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla - 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel - 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour - 2 teaspoons baking powder - 1/4 teaspoon salt - 1/2 cup milk Cooking Instructions: Heat oven to 375°F. Cut piece of waxed paper to fit bottom of 8-inch square or 11x7-inch baking pan; place on bottom. Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and nutmeg in small bowl . Stir in pecans. Sprinkle on top of waxed paper. Place apricot halves, rounded-side down, on top of brown sugar mixture; set aside. Combine 2/3 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup butter in large mixer bowl . Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Continue beating, adding eggs 1 at a time, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Add vanilla and lemon peel; continue beating until well mixed (1 minute). Reduce speed to low. Beat, gradually adding flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk and scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes). Gently spread batter on top of apricots. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen sides of cake from pan by running a knife around inside of pan. Invert cake onto serving platter; let stand 5 minutes. Remove pan. Gently peel off waxed paper; cool completely. Come and post your very favorite recipe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/va_recipe_trader/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BREAD-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
