Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake




2 cups sugar3/4 lb. butter8 eggs4 cups flour2 tsp. nutmeg1/2 tsp. soda in 2 tbsp.hot water1 box raisins (light)2 boxes fruit mix1 box dates1/2 cup sherry winerind of 1 lemon1 cup broken walnuts Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. 2 at a time. Sift flour and nutmeg and add to the creamed ingredients. Add soda…
1-1/2 sq. chocolate4-1/2 to 5 tbsp. cornstarch1-1/2 cups sugar1-1/2 cups hot water1 tsp. vanillapinch of salt Mix dry ingredients. Add hot water and chocolate gradually while stirring. Cook until thick stirring constantly. Add vanilla. Cool before frosting the cake.
1-1/2 cups brown sugar6 tbsp. butter or margarine1 #2-l/2 can sliced pineapple, peach or apricot halves, drained or 3 bananas, peeled and sliced 1/4″ thick1/4 cup chopped nutmeats, if desired maraschino cherries1 recipe of Yellow Cake Measure butter or margarine into skillet or 9 x 13 inch pan; add brown sugar and mix thoroughly spreading…