Wednesday, September 12, 2012

plum upside down cake


After making the plum ice cream in my last post, I wanted to make another plum dessert while plums were still in season.  At some point, I came across this post at Red Star to Lone Star for plum upside-down cake, and I knew I had to make it!


So I started by slicing my ripe juicy plums into thin wedges.  Then I made the brown sugar caramel, and poured it into the bottom of my 9-inch pan.


Next I arranged my plum slices in a pretty pattern on top of the caramel.  I had two different types of plums, so I arranged the darker ones on the outside, and the lighter ones in the middle.



Then I whipped up the simple cake batter according to the recipe, except I used cinnamon instead of cardamom.  After pouring the cake batter on top the plum slices (I forgot to take a picture of this, doh!), I baked it for about an hour.  By this time the whole house smelled of delicious cake and cinnamon!

After letting the cake cool for about half an hour, I inverted it onto my cake stand, and removed the cake pan.


The pattern from the plums turned out beautiful!  And the cake was delicious!  Caramelized plums, moist fluffy cake, and a hint of cinnamon.  Best when eaten warm. :)



Later that week, I made another upside-down cake using the same recipe, except I used nectarines instead of plums, and that cake turned out even better!  Stay tuned for the post!



10 comments:

  1. That's a seriously beautiful cake! Bravo!

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  2. This cake looks amazing - what a beautiful pattern. The gorgeous photo of the brown sugar caramel is definitely making me crave something sweet!

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    1. thanks @Lucy! i love hearing that my food photos make people crave things! ;)

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  3. Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous cake!! It is simply stunning. BTW, "brown sugar caramel" is really butterscotch. Weird, huh? White sugar makes caramel, brown sugar makes butterscotch.

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    1. thanks @Tina ! and thanks for the info on caramel vs butterscotch, good to know! :)

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  4. Michele, a super addition to our plum collection - thank you. Hope you have a lovely weekend.

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  5. what if I were to make a plum and nectarine upside down cake...would the flavors compliment each other?

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    1. @Maggie - that sounds like it'd be delicious! let me know how it turns out! :)

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  6. What kind of plum is this?

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