Like a Pineapple Upside Down Cake but with a twist, this Plum Upside Down Cake is light, sweet, and a bit tart, making a great summer dessert.
For more fruity desserts, check out this Strawberry Shortcake Cake, Blueberry Crumb Bars, and Blueberry Raspberry Buckle.
Start by layering the plum slices in a spiral in the bottom of a 9″ baking pan that is greased with butter and lined with parchment paper on the bottom. Make sure the slices are slightly overlapping so there are no gaps.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time, mixing until combined after each addition. Scrape the sides as needed and add the vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix until combined. Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add the milk until combined. Then add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Carefully pour the batter into the pan over the plums. Spread into an even layer. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely before flipping over to release, peel off the parchment paper, and serve.
Some ingredients notes
Plums – Plums are a great summer fruit to use in desserts. This recipe will need around 3 cups of thin plum slices, depending on the size of plums.
Tips
- When placing the plum slices on the bottom of the pan, make sure that they slightly overlap so batter doesn’t come through.
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Plum Upside Down Cake
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
Ingredients
- ~3 cups thinly sliced plums
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2/3 cup whole milk
Instructions
- Grease a 9″ baking pan with butter and line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Starting from the center, layer the plum slices in a spiral on the bottom of the pan. Make sure that the slices are slightly overlapping so there are no gaps.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at a time, mixing until combined after each addition. Scrape the sides as needed and add the vanilla extract and almond extract. Mix until combined.
- Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add the milk until combined. Then add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Carefully pour the batter into the pan over the plums. Spread into an even layer. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before flipping over to release, peel off the parchment paper, and serve.