Pecan Upside Down Cake

This delicious and decadent Pecan Upside Down Cake is easy to make and packed with warm flavour and spices! This cake makes a perfect dessert all year round, especially for fall.

About This Pecan Upside Down Cake

• Despite its sophisticated look, this Pecan Upside Down Cake recipe is easy to make.
• The recipe has two parts, the pecan bottom part and the cake batter. Both recipes require very basic and simple ingredients.

The Pecan Bottom

• The bottom contains a load of Chopped pecan and warm spices, such as Cinnamon. Other spices like clove or nutmeg will be fine but do not overwhelm the recipe.
• I recommend toasting the pecan to enhance their flavour and aroma.
• I want to use one tablespoon of Bourbon to add flavour and zing from the alcohol.
• One crucial ingredient is Corn Syrup. The use of Corn syrup guarantees a smooth and soft texture. The pecan bottom needs to be smooth and grain-free.
• The other essential ingredient is Brown Sugar which brings a ton of flavour to the recipe.
• Butter is the other ingredient with a ton of flavour and is the source of fat.

The Cake Batter

• This Pecan Upside Down Cake recipe has all the ingredients that make a soft, fluffy and tender crumb.
• We need simple and basic flour, sugar, eggs, oil, sugar, buttermilk, sour cream, vanilla extract, baking powder and soda.
• I would like to discuss a few ingredients and their role in the recipe. Buttermilk is acid-based, and its reaction with leaveners like baking powder and soda results in a tender and moist cake. If you don't have buttermilk, add one tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice to one cup of milk to make one cup of buttermilk. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes, then add it to the recipe.
• Sour Cream is an excellent source of fat, and again, due to its acidic nature, it creates a moist cake. You can use Greek yogurt instead if you do not have sour cream.

How To Make The Pecan Upside-Down Cake

Pecan Bottom

• Mix all the ingredients for the bottom recipe except vanilla extract and Bourbon in a saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until the mixture is smooth.
• Remove the pan from the heat, add the vanilla extract and Bourbon, and mix. Adding these two ingredients at the end saves their aroma and flavour.
• Grease and line an 8-inch pan. Pour the above mixture into the pan and let it sit in the fridge for 5-10 minutes until set.

Cake

• Beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until fluffy and pale.
• Add in the oil and mix well.
• In a bowl, mix the buttermilk and sour cream and add to the mixture.
• Sift all dry ingredients and add to the above mixture and gently fold.
• Pour the batter over the set pecan mixture and bake.
• Let the cake cool down completely, then flip it onto a plate.

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