Best Peach And Ginger Upside Down Cake Recipes

UPSIDE-DOWN PEACH CAKE

Steps:

• Melt 1/4 cup butter; pour into an ungreased 9-in. round baking pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange peach slices in single layer over sugar. , In a large bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Spoon over peaches., Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

GINGER PEACH UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Wrap foil over bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch (2.5 L) springform pan. Grease pan; set aside.
• In small saucepan, melt brown sugar with butter over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes; pour into prepared pan.
• Starting at edge, arrange peaches, slightly overlapping, in concentric circles to cover completely.
• Sprinkle with ginger; set aside.
• Cake: In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
• Beat in vanilla.
• In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, orange rind, ginger and salt.
• Stir into butter mixture alternately with sour cream, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of sour cream.
• Spoon over peaches and spread without disturbing peaches.
• Set on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake in bottom third of 350°F (180°C) oven until top springs back when lightly touched, about 1 hour.
• Let cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes.
• Invert onto flat serving plate.

GINGERSNAP PEACH UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Line the slow cooker with a large sheet of parchment paper, letting the ends reach over the rim, and pushing the paper firmly into the bottom of the slow cooker insert. Generously spray the parchment paper with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine the peaches and crystallized ginger. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat, melt 1/4 cup of the butter. Stir in the brown sugar. Pour this mixture into the slow cooker and spread evenly over the bottom. Next, spoon the peach and crystallized ginger mixture over the butter mixture. Do not stir. Then sprinkle with the gingersnap cookie crumbs.
• Use a hand-held mixer to cream together the white sugar, shortening, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of softened butter in a bowl. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix in. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the half-and-half to the creamed sugar mixture. Mix well and spoon on top of the gingersnap layer, spreading the mixture a bit, but not mixing it. Everything should be layered.
• Place several layers of paper towels over the slow cooker and replace the lid. Turn the slow cooker to high and cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Remove the lid from the slow cooker and cook an additional 15 to 20 minutes for the top to form a crust.
• Lift the cake from the slow cooker using the long ends of the parchment paper and place on a large dinner plate. Place a second dinner plate on top. Holding both plates, carefully flip it over and remove the parchment paper. Slice the cake and serve topped with freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

PEACH UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Place butter and brown sugar in 9x13-inch pan and place in the oven while it's heating; when butter is melted, stir to combine.
• Mix cake as directed, using juice from peaches in place of water.
• Arrange peaches on top of sugar mixture, and spread batter over fruit.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until cake tests done with a toothpick.
• Let stand 5 minutes for topping to set. Then place a large platter or cookie sheet over the pan and turn upside down.
• Serve warm or room temp with whipped topping or ice cream.