Apricot Almond Upside-Down Cake
"The Runner-Up recipe for 2004 in the San Francisco Chronicle, adapted by Janet Fletcher from a recipe from pastry chef Sasha Crehan. Try to find Blenheim apricots as they are more fragrant. Peeled, fresh peaches are a good substitute."
photo by Alice S.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup light brown sugar
- 8 blenheim apricots, halved
- 2⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 6 ounces almond paste
- 3 extra-large eggs
- 1 orange, zest of, grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch diameter, 2-inch deep round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Scatter the brown sugar evenly over the bottom of the pan, patting it into a thin layer. Arrange the apricot halves cut-side down on the brown sugar.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add the almond paste a little at a time, beating until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the orange zest, vanilla and almond extract. On low speed, add the dry ingredients, mixing just until blended.
- Pour the thick batter over the apricots, spreading it evenly. Bake until the top is golden brown and firm to the touch and the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan, 45 to 55 minutes.
- Let cool on a rack for 30 minutes, then invert onto a serving platter. Serve warm or at room temperature, with whipped cream if desired.
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Reviews
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Pretty good, unfortunately I took it out of oven at 50 minutes worried it would be dry, and it was underbaked in middle -
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To die for! -
I took this to a friend's party and it was a huge hit. It took a while to prepare, but it was definitely worth it. If you use canned apricots be sure to drain them well; they ooze a lot of syrup. -
loved it ,didnt have blenheim apricots used canned
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
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What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
