Peach Upside Down Cake

This delicious and beautiful Peach Upside Down Cake is a flavour, look, appeal and technique package! This unique-looking dessert checks all the boxes a perfect summer dessert should have.

About This Peach Upside-Down Cake

• This Peach Upside Down Cake has a balanced taste and leaves a sweet and tangy note on the palate! The peaches' slight sourness against the sweet buttery vanilla cake is absolutely delicious.
• This recipe has two steps; First, we prepare the caramel base where the peach slices sit, and Second, the cake batter that goes on top of that base!
• The list of ingredients is simple and available; however, we need three medium size peaches. ENSURE TO PICK ORANGE COLOUR PEACHES. To achieve a vibrant and bright orange colour, use orange peaches.
• I wanted to add extra flavour and kick to the peaches and used one tablespoon of Bourbon. The alcohol content in Bourbon enhances the caramel peach flavour.
• There is one more fragrant ingredient incorporated into the peach layer, and that is Cinnamon. Cinnamon and brown sugar are a match made in heaven 🙂 The recipe calls for brown sugar in the base to create a warm caramel flavour.

• The cake batter is buttery and super fluffy, and since the juice from the caramel peach bottom sips through the cake, it becomes very moist and tender.
• Different bakers add flavours to the cake batter, such as cinnamon, but I infused this Peach Upside Down Cake with Nutmeg. Nutmeg has a warm, spicy, and earthy taste.
• Overall, the flavour combination creates a perfect summer dessert.

How To Make This Peach Upside-Down Cake

For The Caramel Peach Base,

• We can use a round cake pan or a springform pan to make the cake, but it flips out of the regular round cake pan perfectly. Line the bottom of an 8-inch pan with parchment paper, then butter it generously.
• Melt the butter along with brown sugar and cinnamon. Once the mixture is smooth, remove it from the heat, add the vanilla extract, and mix.
• Pour the mixture into the lined pan and let it cool completely until slightly firm. If the bottom mixture is warm and liquid, once you pour the batter on top, the cake batter will get mixed with the bottom, not giving you a smooth look.
• Peel and slice the peaches into ¼ inch thickness. Do not slice them too thinly because their taste will minimize and fade after they bake.
• Place the peach slices at the bottom of the pan on top of the caramel. Set aside and move on to making the cake.

For The Cake;

• The process of making the cake is very similar to any other cake recipe. We start by creaming the soft butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and mix well.
• Add all dry ingredients to the above mixture alternating with buttermilk. Start and finish with dry ingredients. With three passes of dry and two passes of buttermilk.
• Spoon the batter over the sliced peaches. The batter will be thick. Smooth the top with an offset spatula.
• Bake the cake and let it cool down completely before flipping it into a serving dish.

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