Upside-Down Butterscotch Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Topping: Combine the melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, butterscotch chips, coconut, and pecans.
2. 2
   Spread over bottom of a buttered 13x9-inch baking pan.
3. 3
   Cake: Cream shortening with granulated sugar until light.
4. 4
   Add vanilla and mix well.
5. 5
   Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. 6
   Into another bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
7. 7
   Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour.
8. 8
   Beat well after each addition.
9. 9
   Beat for about 1 minute longer then pour over the topping.
10. 10
    Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until the cake bounces back when touched lightly with finger.
11. 11
    Cool for 5 minute in the pan; invert carefully onto serving plate, spooning any topping left in the pan over the cake; cut into squares.