Cherry Upside Down Cake..

Description: My husband just loves anything with cherries in it...on it or over it...so............reserve cherry juice once you drain for the cherry sauce on top!!!

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
• 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

Steps:

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.
13. serve warm over warm cake --
14. I can hear my husband sigh!