Peach Upside Down Cake

 

Country Cooking

 

4    large peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced

2    tablespoons butter, melted

½   cup light brown sugar

¼   cup maraschino cherries, chopped

½   cup pecans, chopped

 

Pour melted butter into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.  Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over.  Arrange peach slices in a large pinwheel.  Sprinkle cherries and nuts over in an even layer.  

 

Cake

1    18-ounce yellow cake mix

1    3-ounce package vanilla instant pudding and pie filling

4    medium eggs

1    cup water

¼   cup vegetable oil

1    teaspoon vanilla extract

½   teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Preheat oven to 350-degrees.  Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, oil, vanilla and cinnamon in a large bowl.  Beat with an electric mixer for 4 minutes on medium speed.  Spread batter in pan over peaches. Bake 40 to 45minutes until done or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Wait two minutes and turn pan upsidedown on cake  plate.

Yield:  10 servings.

 

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.     Home Economist