Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cranberry upside-down cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have cranberry upside-down cake using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Cranberry Upside-Down Cake:
  1. Make ready 8 tbsp (1 stick) unsalted butter - softened to room temp, divided
  2. Prepare 1 cup granulated sugar - divided
  3. Make ready 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  4. Take 1/4 tsp ground all spice
  5. Get 2 cup fresh whole cranberries
  6. Make ready 1 large egg
  7. Make ready 1 tsp vanilla extract
  8. Take 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  9. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  10. Take 1/4 tsp salt
  11. Get 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
  12. Take 1/4 cup milk
  13. Prepare 1 tbsp orange zest

Making Cranberry Upside Down Cake To make this cake you start by combining the cranberries with maple syrup and some brown sugar. Right away there's some sweetness cutting the tart flavors in the cranberries. It's this beautiful - almost caramelization - of flavors that really makes this cake melt in your mouth. Pour the mixture over the cranberries in the tin.

Steps to make Cranberry Upside-Down Cake:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9" round cake pan with 2tbs of the butter (bottom of pan should have a pretty thick layer, and be sure to get into the corners).
  2. In a small bowl blend together 1/2 cup of the sugar, the cinnamon and the all spice until well combined. Sprinkle all of the mixture evenly into the bottom of cake pan. Arrange cranberries in a single layer on top of the sugar mixture. Set pan aside.
  3. In a large bowl cream remaining 6tbs butter and 1/2c sugar with a hand mixer until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla. Beat with mixer until well combined. In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. With mixer on low, add flour mix in three batches, alternating with juice and then milk (begin and end with flour, fully combining each addition). After last portion of flour mix is incorporated, add orange zest and blend until just mixed in.
  5. Carefully spoon batter evenly over cranberries in pan, spread out evenly and level off the top. Place pan on a baking sheet and place in oven. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. When done baking, remove from oven, cool cake for 20 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Run a knife around the edges of the cake to loosen. Invert onto cake serving platter, tap the bottom of the pan firmly until center loosens and gently wiggle pan off of cake. NOTE: Don't let cake cool too much before inverting, cranberries may not release completely.
  7. Serve slightly warm or let cool completely. Slice, garnish with fresh whipped cream if desired and enjoy!

It's this beautiful - almost caramelization - of flavors that really makes this cake melt in your mouth. Pour the mixture over the cranberries in the tin. Invert onto a serving plate and remove the springform tin. Place a cooling rack in a rimmed baking sheet. Line the bottom of the pan.

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