Plum Upside-Down Cake
- 8 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3 cups pitted sliced plums
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup finely ground pecans
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel
- Place 3 tablespoons butter in a 9x9 baking pan. Put in the oven at 350 degrees until butter is just melted.
- Remove from oven and stir in brown sugar and water until combined. Spread to an even layer in the pan.
- Arrange plum slices on top of the sugar mixture in the pan.
- In a large bowl mix flour, pecans, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Add milk, 5 tablespoons butter, eggs and vanilla. Beat with a mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium for 1 minute.
- Stir in orange peel.
- Spoon batter over top of plums in pan.
- Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
- Loosen sides of cake from pan and invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm.
butter, brown sugar, water, flour, ground pecans, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk, eggs, vanilla, orange peel
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/plum-upside-down-cake-264313 (may not work)