Peach Upside Down Cake Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sliced canned peaches, drained
• 6 cherries, pitted and halved
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups cake flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/2 cup orange juice

Recipe

• spread butter or margarine in bottom of 8 inch round baking dish. sprinkle with brown sugar and arrange very well drained peaches and halved cherries on top.
• in a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar together thoroughly. blend in unbeaten egg, and beat well.
• in a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. add these dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with the juice. stir in orange rind until evenly distributed.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 45 to 50 minutes, or until cake is done. allow cake to cool 5 to 10 minutes in the pan. invert over serving plate to remove cake, and allow syrup to drain a minute.