BLOOD ORANGE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Blood Orange Upside-Down Cake image

Why do pineapple lovers always get the upside-down cake fun? We're dedicating this glorious cake recipe to blood orange fans everywhere. Enjoy!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 1h30m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups butter, softened, divided
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin
3-1/4 cups sugar, divided
4 blood oranges, peeled, sliced
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
6 eggs
3 cups flour

Steps:

Heat oven to 325ºF.
Spread 1/4 cup butter onto bottom of foil-lined 13x9-inch pan. Combine dry gelatin mix and 3/4 cup sugar in medium bowl. Add orange slices, in batches; toss to evenly coat oranges with gelatin mixture. Arrange on bottom of prepared pan, overlapping if necessary to form even layer.
Beat cream cheese, vanilla, remaining butter and remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour; pour over oranges. Place filled pan on baking sheet.
Bake 1-1/4 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 min. Invert cake onto platter; remove pan and foil. Cool cake completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Sodium 140 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.9459 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g