Apricot Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Topping

Cake

PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 50m	TOTAL TIME 1h10m
YIELD 16-20

Heat oven to 350ºF (180°C). Grease a 13" by 9" (3 L) baking dish and line with parchment paper; set aside.
Arrange drained apricots in the bottom of the prepared dish.
In a small saucepan, heat all-vegetable shortening, brown sugar, and pineapple over medium heat; cook and stir until all-vegetable shortening is melted. Spoon mixture over apricots; set aside.
Cake: Prepare as directed. Pour batter evenly over fruit.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
Transfer pan to a cooling rack; cool, in pan, for 5 minutes. Invert onto a rectangular serving plate; remove dish and parchment paper.
Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.