Cranbutter Cake - Upsidedown Topping

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Toss the topping ingredients together in a bowl until well mixed and spoon into the bottom of the springform pan.
• Beat eggs and sugar together until the mixture is a thick and pale lemony yellow.
• Beat in the melted butter, somewhat cooled of course, the almond extract, and finally the flour.
• Pour over the cranberry / nut layer.
• Bake forty minutes or so until lightly golden and just beginning to brown.
• Cool completely and flip upside down onto a serving platter.
• Release springform and slide a thin knife or spatula along the bottom (now top) of the pan.
• Have courage...it is wet and juicy and cannot be ruined. The cake looks so pretty with its jeweled red toppiing. It makes for a particularly a festive holiday dessert.
• Serve with or without a generous dollop of whipped cream.