Small Batch Tangerine Upside-Down Cake

 This is a very moist cake.  A great cake to make at Christmas time.

SMALL BATCH TANGERINE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

(seves 4-6)

Ingredients:

*1 tablespoon butter

*1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

*1 tablespoon granulated sugar

*3 tangerines, peeled and cut in half horizontally 

*2 large eggs

*2 tangerines, peeled and cut into small pieces 

*1 cup granulated sugar

*Zest of 3 tangerines

*2/3 cup vegetable oil

*2/3 cups water

*1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

*2 teaspoon baking powder

*pinch of salt

*powdered sugar for dusting

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Grease a small casserole dish (mine is 10.5 X 5 inches with 1 tablespoon butter, up the sides and on the bottom.

~Sprinkle 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour over the bottom of the casserole dish.

~Sprinkle 1 tablespoon granulated sugar over top of the flour.

~Place 

~In a medium bowl, whisk 2 large eggs.

~Add the whisked eggs & 2 chopped up tangerines to a blender and mix well (I use my immersion blender into the bowl).

~Once blended well, pour into a fine mesh strainer over a clean mixing bowl.

~Stir in 1 cup granulated sugar until mixed well.

~Stir in zest from three tangerines, 2/3 cup vegetable oil, and 2/3 cup water until well mixed.

~Sift in 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and a pinch of salt.

~Stir until smooth.

~Gently pour over tangerines in prepared casserole dish.

~Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

~Allow to cool for 30 minutes.

~Flip onto a dish and sprinkle with powdered sugar.