One Bowl Upside Down Cake Food

EASY ONE-BOWL CHERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 425°F. Take this time to assemble all your ingredients and do your prep. Melt 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter in small bowl in a microwave or in a small saucepan over medium heat and let cool. Finely grate zest of whole lemon, then squeeze 2 Tbsp. juice; set aside.
• Brush 1 Tbsp. melted butter around bottom and sides of cake pan (if you don't have a pastry brush, use your fingertips). Line bottom of pan with a circle of parchment paper, smoothing to eliminate air bubbles between parchment and pan. Making a parchment circle is easy: just place your pan on a piece of parchment, trace the circumference with a pencil, then cut it out.
• Toss cherries, 2 Tbsp. sugar, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, and 2 Tbsp. melted butter in cake pan (fruit will clump up when it hits the melted butter, which is fine). It'll all melt together as it bakes.
• Bake cherries, gently shaking pan once halfway through, until fruit juices are thick and bubbling around sides of pan, 40-50 minutes. Let cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Whisk 2 cups flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. baking soda, and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl.
• Make a well in the center of dry ingredients. Beat 3 eggs to blend and pour into center of well along with 1 cup sour cream, 2 tsp. lemon zest, and remaining 5 Tbsp. melted butter (it's okay if butter has re-solidified; go ahead and scrape it in there).
• Starting in the center, whisk to blend egg mixture, then make larger circles outward to incorporate dry ingredients. Whisk several more times until batter is smooth.
• Carefully dollop large spoonfuls of batter over fruit (it's okay if pan is still warm and some fruit juices pool around batter); gently smooth surface.
• Bake cake until top is golden brown and a tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes.
• Let cake cool in pan 10 minutes, then use a paring knife to loosen cake from edge of pan.
• Place a wire rack over pan, then swiftly invert rack and pan; cake should release from pan on its own. Lift cake pan off cake, peel off parchment, and marvel at your creation. If some of the cherries cling to the parchment, tuck them back into place. Let cake cool completely.
• Whisk remaining 1 cup sour cream with 1-2 Tbsp. sugar in a large bowl. Dollop on each slice before serving.

CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• For the cranberries: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place a cooling rack in a rimmed baking sheet. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round cake pan with butter. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment and butter the parchment.
• Mix the cranberries, butter, sugar, orange zest and juice in the prepared cake pan until well coated. (The butter will start to clump up from the cold fruit, and that is okay.) Bake until the cranberries are very soft and caramelized, 40 to 45 minutes.
• For the cake: Meanwhile, beat the butter, sugar, cream, eggs, vanilla and almond extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined.
• Reduce the oven to 350 degrees F. Pour the cake batter on top of the cranberries and smooth out the top with a rubber spatula (the juice from the cranberries will float on top of the cake a little). Tap the pan on the counter three times to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until the cake is golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes.
• Cool the cake on the prepared rack for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto the rack and remove the parchment. Put any cranberries that fall off or that stick to the pan on top of the cake. Let cool completely on the rack, about 1 hour. Brush the top with the honey and dollop whipped cream in the center of the cake before serving.

ONE-BOWL UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 9" x 2" round cake pan with parchment and grease with butter.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and add eggs, sour cream, lemon zest, and 3 tablespoons melted butter. Whisk until combined. Batter will be thick.
• Scatter remaining 4 tablespoons cubed butter and brown sugar on the bottom of pan. Drizzle with honey and top with peaches and blackberries. Season lightly with salt. Transfer batter to cake pan and smooth top. Transfer to oven and bake until cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• Let cool 10 minutes, run a knife around the edges of the pan, and invert onto a serving platter. Serve, with lightly whipped cream, if desired.

APPLE EXTREME UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Place 1/3 cup butter in a 9x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Place in oven 5 minutes or until butter melts.
• Sprinkle brown sugar over butter; stir. Arrange 9 apple halves in mixture, cut sides down.
• Bake in oven 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.
• Meanwhile, peel remaining apples.
• Coarsely shred; set aside.
• In bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, ginger, and cinnamon.
• Add shredded apple, milk, 1/4 cup butter, egg, and vanilla.
• Beat with electric mixer on low until combined; beat on medium 1 minute. Spoon over apples, spread evenly (apple may be exposed; some butter may come to surface).
• Bake 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Loosen edges; invert onto platter. Spoon any topping in pan over top.
• Cool 20 minutes; serve with ice cream.
• Makes 9 servings.