Plum Upside Down Cake

Upside down cakes are mostly prepared with pineapple/peach/plum/cranberry/pear/apple..etc. It is tasty & lovely in appearance. The more we are careful in arrange the fruits, the more lovely the cake would be. Bake and fall in love with decorating !!

Ingredients

3 Plums

1/2 cup Brown sugar

1/2 cup Granulated sugar

1 cup Flour

1 Egg

1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 tsp Baking powder

1/3 tsp Baking soda

1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder

4 tbsp plus 3 tbsp Butter

1/2 cup Milk

1 tsp Lime juice

1/2 tsp Salt

1/4 cup Orange juice 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 9 inch cake pan with butter. Cut the  plums & arrange in the pan. The more carefully & creative you arrange the plums, the end result will be more lovely.  
3. Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt together & keep aside. 
4. Take a sauce pan, melt 4 tbsp butter & add brown sugar. Mix until well combined.
   Take off from heat & keep aside for 2 min & then pour evenly in the cake pan & on the arranged plums.
5.       Make a solution of milk & lime juice.
6.       In an electric mixer, beat 3 tbsp butter, granulated sugar & egg. Add the milk & lime juice solution (4)  vanilla essence & orange juice into the mixer & mix till smooth.
7. Add the sieved dry ingredients little by little & beat.  
8. Transfer the batter evenly into the cake pan.
9. Keep in the middle oven rack for 30 to 35 min. 
10. When its tested with a tooth pick or any testers & it comes out clean, take out the cake pan & allow it to cool for some time.
11. Place a plate which is more than 9 inch on top of the cake pan & turn it upside down.
    Carefully take off the cake pan and the lovely & delicious plum upside down cake is ready ! 
      
    
    

    Submitted this recipe with:
    

    •  Cakes for Christmas event hosted by  Ramya's Recipe 
    •  Bake Fest event hosted by Vardhini.