Almond upside down cake

This is a light and fluffy cake, and would go very well with vanilla ice cream.

Topping:
1/2 a cup of crushed almonds
1 cup of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of butter
Cake:
2 cups of flour
                                                                 2 1/2 cups of milk
                                                                  1/2 a cup of butter
                                                                  2 teaspoons of vanilla
                                                                   2 eggs
                                                                   1 Tablespoon of baking powder
                                                                    1 teaspoon of salt
                                                                    1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
In a small bowl combine the almonds, brown sugar and butter, mix until it resembles course crumbs; set that aside. in a large bowl; cream butter and sugar. Add the vanilla, eggs and milk, continue to mix. Now stir in the cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and flour. Line and grease an 8 inch cake pan, evenly spread the brown sugar mixture, the add the cake batter.
     Bake the cake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Place a plate over the cake and CAREFULY flip the cake over and allow the cake to cool.

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