Yankee Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Name: Yankee Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 3/4 cup buttermilk

Yankee Cranberry Upside-Down Cake was pinched from <a href="http://spoonful.com/recipes/yankee-cranberry-upside-down-cake" target="_blank">spoonful.com.</a>

"Topped with tangy cranberries in lieu of sweet pineapple, this recipe lends a distinctive New England flavor to old-fashioned upside-down cake. To be sure you're using the freshest berries, you'll want to choose fruit that has bounce in it. Or you can put it to the water test. Small pockets of air trapped in fresh cranberries make them bounce -- and float in water...."

INGREDIENTS

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6 tablespoons butter, softened

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2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries

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1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

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1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted

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1 cup sugar

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2 eggs, at room temperature

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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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1 1/4 cups flour

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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

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1 teaspoon cinnamon

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3/4 cup buttermilk

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