Cherry Upside Down Cake..

Name: Cherry Upside Down Cake..
Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed; 14 ounces sour pie cherries, drained; 1 3/4 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sugar; 1/3 cup oil; 3/4 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg; CHERRY SAUCE; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 1/2 cups cherry juice; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; red food coloring, if desired

17 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
14 ounces sour pie cherries, drained
1 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
CHERRY SAUCE
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 cups cherry juice
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 tablespoons butter, softened
red food coloring, if desired

Directions

1

have ingredients at room temperature --
2

butter a 12x8 pan.sprinkle brown sugar over bottom of pan -- add drained cherries.
3

sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
4

add to oil and milk and vanillla -- beat for 1 1/2 minutes or batter is well blended.
5

add egg, unbeaten, and beat for another 1 1/2 minutes.
6

pour over cherries in pan --
7

bake at 350* for 35-45 minutes --
8

CHERRY SAUCE:.
9

you will need to put reserved cherry juice, drained from cherries into a 2 cup measuring cup -- and add enough water to equal 1 1/2 cups juice -- ,
10

pour into a medium saucepan -- add sugar, and cornstarch -- cook till thickened -- stirring constantly --
11

remove from heat and add almond extract, butter and red food coloring, if desired --
12

stir well to combine -- and butter melted.
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serve warm over warm cake --
14

I can hear my husband sigh!