Categories: Cakes, Fruits 
      Yield: 9 servings 
  
    1/2 c  Butter 
    1/2 c  Packed brown sugar 
      2 md Cooking apples, peeled & 
           Sliced 
    1/2 c  Whole berry cranberry sauce 
  1 1/3 c  Flour 
        c  Granulated sugar 
      2 t  Baking powder 
    1/2 t  Salt 
    1/3 c  Shortening 
    2/3 c  Milk 
      1 t  Vanilla 
      1    Egg 
  
  Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Melt butter in heavy 10-inch oven proof 
  skillet or 9x9x2 inch square pan.  Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over 
  butter. Arrange apple slices in row around edge of skillet.  Arrange 
  remaining slices in 2 more rows in skillet.  Spoon cranberry sauce 
  between rows. Mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in 
  a large bowl.  Add shortening, milk and vanilla.  Beat on medium 
  speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl constantly.  Add egg.  Beat on medium 
  speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl frequently.  Pour over fruit in 
  skillet.  Bake about 50 minutes until toothpick inserted in center of 
  cake comes out clean.  Immediately invert onto heatproof serving 
  plate.  Leave skillet over cake a few minutes (brown sugar mixture 
  will run down over cake); remove skillet.  Serve warm with whipped 
  cream or vanilla ice cream if desired.