Description
The most extraordinary moist caramelized Peach Upside-Down Cake made by preheating oven to 350°F melting 3 tbsp butter in oven-safe 9 or 10-inch skillet over medium heat adding 3/4 cup packed brown sugar stirring until smooth caramel forms removing from heat arranging 3 to 4 peeled sliced peaches in fan pattern over caramel whisking 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt beating 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 cup sugar 2 to 3 minutes adding 2 room temperature eggs one at a time then vanilla alternately adding flour mixture and 1/2 cup sour cream beginning and ending with flour mixing just combined spooning batter carefully over peaches spreading gently to edges baking 35 to 40 minutes until toothpick clean cooling exactly 10 minutes running knife around edge and inverting confidently onto serving plate. A completely perfect caramelized brown sugar summer peach upside-down cake recipe.
Ingredients
3 tbsp Unsalted Butter for caramel
3/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
3 to 4 Fresh Peaches peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch wedges
1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened for cake
1 cup Granulated Sugar
2 large Eggs room temperature
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Sour Cream
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F 175°C.
2. Melt 3 tbsp butter in oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add brown sugar. Stir until smooth caramel forms 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Arrange peach slices in fan pattern over caramel working from outside edge inward.
4. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
5. Beat softened butter and sugar 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
6. Add eggs one at a time. Mix well after each. Add vanilla.
7. Alternately add flour mixture and sour cream beginning and ending with flour. Mix just combined.
8. Spoon batter carefully over peaches. Spread gently to edges without disturbing pattern.
9. Bake 35 to 40 minutes until toothpick clean and top golden.
10. Cool exactly 10 minutes in pan. Run knife around edge.
11. Invert confidently onto serving plate in one decisive motion.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cake, Summer, Skillet
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 34g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
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