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High Altitude Peach Upside Down Cake

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Juicy fresh peaches are baked in a rich brown sugar and butter sauce, topped with moist vanilla cake.

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings9

Equipment

Ingredients
 

Peaches

  • 1 lb ripe fresh peaches, or frozen and thawed peaches (about 3 large peaches)
  • ½ cup light or brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Cake

  • 1 ¾ cups cake flour, fluffed, spooned and leveled
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp coarse Kosher salt (if using table salt, use half the amount)
  • 1 ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon zest, optional

Instructions
 

Getting Ready

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
  • Grease an 8 or 9 inch square baking pan with non-stick spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. (You can also use a round 9-inch cake pan.)

Peach Layer

  • Peel and pit the peaches, then slice into 1/4 inch thick slices. Arrange the peach slices in the bottom of the pan.
  • Sprinkle with the brown sugar, and then drizzle with the 4 tablespoons melted butter.

Cake Batter

  • In a bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and spices, then whisk until evenly distributed.
  • Add the melted butter, eggs, vanilla, milk, sour cream and lemon zest, and whisk the batter until smooth and combined, about 10-15 seconds.
  • Pour the cake batter over the peaches. Bang the pan several times on the counter to settle the batter around the peaches.

Bake

  • Bake for about 55-65 minutes, until a sharp knife in the center comes out clean.  Cool the cake in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert onto a plate or cake pedestal and let cool for several hours.
  • Serve warm, or at room temperature, with freshly whipped cream.

Notes

After cooling the cake completely, it should be covered and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Keyword High Altitude, Peach Upside Down Cake
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