About this upside down peach plum cake
One of the highlights of this Plum Upside Down Cake is the caramelized peach plum topping. The natural tartness of the plums, when combined with the sweetness of the peaches, creates a perfect balance of sweet and tangy flavors. The crumb of the cake is very moist and fruity, flavorful as it absorbs all the juices from the stone fruits.
Ingredients
- Peaches and plums, cut into slices
- Unsalted butter, softened
- Light brown sugar
- Maple syrup or agave
- Kosher salt
- All-purpose flour
- Almond flour
- Baking powder, Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Silken tofu, room temperature
- Sour cream, room temperature
How to make the cake
There are three basic steps for making it. All of them are very straightforward,
- Prepping the fruit
- Prepping the caramel
- Prepping the cake batter
Equipment needed
Skillet or Saucepan: For making the caramel sauce, you’ll need a heavy-bottomed skillet or saucepan to evenly heat the sugar and butter without burning them.
9-inch Round Cake Pan: For this recipe, you’ll need a 9-inch round cake pan with sides at least 2 inches high to hold the cake and plum topping.
Mixing Bowls: You gotta have a couple of mixing bowls for the cake batter – separate ones for wet and dry ingredients make the mixing part a breeze and ensure a smooth batter.
Electric Mixer (Optional): If you’re short on time or want a smoother batter, an electric mixer can help speed up the process of creaming the butter and sugar, but it’s not essential.
Cake Substitutions
- Fruit: You can use only peaches, or only plums. Any way it will be delicious.
- Sour Cream: I use cashew saour cream but feel free to use your favorite one or use yugurt instead of it.
- Almond Four: I like to use it for texture, skip it if you wish and substitute with all-purpose flour.
- Silken tofu: For the tofu, it is importat that you use silken tofu, this is the best type of tofu to sustitute eggs and make a no egg cake.
- Maple Syrup: Use agave or just skip it.
Ideas for serving
Serve this vegan upsidedown cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. I like to make vegan coconut cream or fluffy and sweet whipped cream with aquafaba.
Peach and Plum Upside Down Cake Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Electric mixer
- 1 9 in round cake pan
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb. peaches and plums cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened, divided
- 1 1/4 cups cane sugar divided
- 2 Tbsp. maple or agave syrup
- 3/4 tsp. kosher salt divided
- 1 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup almond flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup silken tofu at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream at room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-inch round baking pan with parchment paper, and lightly grease the pan and parchment. Arrange as many peaches as will fit in a single layer in the cake pan.
- Melt 1/4 cup of the butter, 1/4 cup of the sugar, maple syrup, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in a small saucepan over medium heat. Pour over peaches in baking pan.
- Mix the dry ingredients and set them aside. Beat 1/2 cup of the butter and 1 cup of the sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add the tofu, sour cream, and vanilla, making sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.Mix in the dry ingredients and mix carefully until everything is well integrated.
- Pour the batter over the fruit in the pan and spread it into an even layer. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes.
- Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the cake, and carefully invert the cake onto a serving plate. Allow it to cool for at least 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition
information
Nutritional information of this recipe is only an estimate, the accuracy for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
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