1/2    Stick margarine or butter
   1/4 c  Sugar
 1 1/2 c  Raspberries
     2 tb Sliced almonds
 1 1/2 c  Bisquick original baking mix
   1/2 c  Sugar
   1/2 c  Milk or water
     2 tb Vegetable oil
   1/2 ts Vanilla
   1/2 ts Almond extract
     1    Egg
          Sweetened whipped cream or
          -ice cream; if desired
  HEAT oven to 350 degrees. Heat margarine in round pan, 9×1-1/2 inches, or
 square pan, 8x8x2 inches, in oven until melted. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar
 evenly over melted margarine. Arrange raspberries with open ends up over
 sugar mixture; sprinkle with almonds.
  BEAT remaining ingredients except whipped cream in medium bowl on low
 speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes,
 scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over raspberries.
  BAKE 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
 clean.  Immediately invert pan onto heatproof serving plate; leave pan over
 cake a few minutes. Remove pan. Let cake stand at least 10 minutes before
 serving. Serve warm with whipped cream.  9 servings.
  Pear Upside-down Cake: Substitute packed brown sugar for the sugar and 1
 large pear, thinly sliced, for the raspberries. Substitute chopped pecans
 for the almonds. Increase vanilla to 1 teaspoon; omit almond extract. Add
 1/2 teaspoon ground mace or cinnamon with the vanilla.
 From Betty Crocker: Bisquick Classics and New Favorites.  Downloaded from
 Glen’s MM Recipe Archive,                 
                 Yields       
                9 Servings