Coconut Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 cup butter, softened, divided
• 2 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream or 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• whipping cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9x9-inch baking pan (greasing well on the bottom).
• 3 in a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup butter, 2 cups coconut and brown suagr; press into bottom of prepared baking dish.
• 4 in a seperate bowl,cream 1/4 cup butter and sugar until fluffy (about 5 minutes).
• 5 add in eggs; beat well.
• 6 sift/mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• 7 beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture.
• 8 add in half and half and vanilla; beat for about 5 minutes on high speed.
• 9 spread the cake batter over the coconut mixture in the pan.
• 10 bake for 30-40 minutes, or until cake is golden brown, and a toothpick in the middle comes out clean when inserted in center of the cake.
• 11 immediately invert pan on a serving dish/plate.
• 12 serve with a topping/dollop of whipped cream.
• 13 delicious!