Mom's Pineapple Upside Down Cake

My mom made the best Pineapple Upside Down Cake. I haven't made this in a long time. I might have to give it a try.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

For cake batter

1 cup sifted cake flour
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup vegatable shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

For bottom of Pan
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 and 1/2 cups fruit (pineapple rings and then my mom would put a half a maraschino cherry in the center of the ring)


Mix and sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Add vanilla.

Melt butter in a round 9 inch cake pan. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Add lemon rind. Arrange fruit in cake pan. Pour batter over this. Bake in a moderate oven (375 F.) 30 minutes. Turn out at once. serves five.