1 Egg, well beaten
1/2 c Sugar
1 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/8 ts Salt
1/2 c Brown sugar
1 ts Vanilla
2 tb Shortening
1 1/2 c Mince-meat
2 tb Butter or butter substitute
1/3 c Milk
Cream 1/2 cup white sugar with shortening. Add egg. Sift flour, measure,
and sift with baking powder and salt. Add alternately with milk, to first
mixture. Add flavoring. Melt butter in heavy frying pan, or cake pan.
Spread brown sugar and mince-meat, softened with 2 tablespoons of water if
necessary, evenly over pan. Pour cake batter into pan. Bake in moderate
oven (375 F) 30 minutes. Invert and serve with whipped cream. Eight slices
pineapple, 1 1/2 cups fresh or canned peaches, or drained and pitted cooked
prunes may be substituted for the mince-meat. The Household Searchlight
Yields
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