Coconut Peach Upside Down Cake

Coconut Peach Upside Down Cake

I got this online years ago and tweaked just a little.  

6 Tbs butter

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 1/3 cup flaked coconut

1-16 oz can sliced peaches, drained

1 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup shortening

1 egg

1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 375*  

Melt butter in bottom of a 9" cast iron.  Stir in brown sugar and coconut and spread across the bottom of the pan.  Arrange peach slices over the coconut.  

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.  Add remaining ingredients and mix on low with electric mixer until everything is combined.  Scrape the sides and mix on high for 2 minutes.  Spread batter over peaches and bake for about 40 minutes or until baked throughout.  Cool in pan for 2 minutes before turning out onto serving plate.  The syrup may run, so make sure your serving plate has a small lip around it.