Apple Upside Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Topping
3 -4 medium apples (I use Granny Smith)
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
Cake
2 cups unbleached flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk

Preparation

For topping: grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan; line bottom with waxed paper and then grease the paper.
Pare and core apples; then cut into 1/4-inch thick wedges (about 2 cups).
Pour melted butter into pan and sprinkle with brown sugar.
Arrange apples, edge to edge, over sugar.
preheat oven to 350\u00b0 Cake: sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Cream shortening with sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk; add vanilla; blend well.
Pour batter over apples.
Bake 40-45 minutes.
Turn cake upside down on a large cake plate or platter immediately.
Serve warm with whipped cream.