Nectarine upside down cake
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This upside down cake is simple to make but looks and tastes fabulous.
- 2-4 nectarines
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
for the Cake
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1 cup flour
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/2 tsp. baking powder
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1/2 tsp. salt
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1/2 tsp. baking soda
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1 egg
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1/3 cup buttermilk
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1/2 tsp. vanilla
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1/3 cup butter, melted
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Preheat oven to 325 º.
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Melt butter in a round 8 or 9 inch baking pan.
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Add brown sugar, mix with a fork to blend and spread evenly in bottom of pan.
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Slice nectarines (one at a time – you may not need all of them) and arrange over brown sugar/butter mixture – start at the middle and lay the slices down in a spiral, overlapping them as you work your way to the outside of the pan.
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In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. Set aside.
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In another bowl, beat egg. Add buttermilk and vanilla and stir until smooth.
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Stir melted butter into buttermilk mixture.
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Add liquid mixture to flour mixture and beat with a spoon until almost smooth
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Pour over nectarines in prepared pan
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Bake at 325º F for about 30 minutes or until top is browned and toothpick inserted in centre comes out dry.
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Run a knife around the edges of the pan and immediately turn the pan upside down on to a cake plate. If any fruit remains in the pan, just gently lift it and put it into place on the cake.
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Serve with ice cream or whipping cream.
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