Blueberry Upside Down Cake

PaulaG's Note:

I love fresh blueberries. When web surfing I ran across this recipe. I haven't tried it yet but it sounds wonderful.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 9

• 1 ½ cups flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup butter , softened
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup molasses
• ½ cup buttermilk , plus
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk

Topping

• 2 tablespoons butter , softened
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 lemon, rind of , grated
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 2 cups blueberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Spray and 8x8-inch pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
3. Sift together dry ingredients and set aside.
4. Cream butter and sugar; add egg, beating well.
5. Stir in molasses.
6. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
7. For topping, mix butter, sugar, lemon rind and corn syrup and pour evenly into prepared pan; add berries.
8. Pour batter over berries and bake for about one hour.
9. Remove from oven and turn upside down over a serving plate.
10. Allow to sit until all the topping comes out of the pan.
11. Serve warm with whipped cream.

Reviews

[CraftScout]

This is not a bland white cake! The flavor is incredibly complex and very good. One roommate thought there was a wee bit too much ginger, the other thought it tasted like pumpkin pie (but admitted that was the spices used - they will make anything taste like pumpkin pie!). I thought it tasted like a very moist gingerbread with a yummy blueberry topping (with the occasional lemon zing). I love the part where you let it fall out of the pan. I was skeptical, but it worked like a charm! :) Thank you for posting, made for ZWT4.

[free-free]

Very, berry nice!!! I did my cake in a bundt ring and was a bit scared that I may have really messed up but it came out lovely. I had to scoop the berry topping out in to the baking pan (in no way would it pour) and it turned very "jam" like after baking. The cake flavor itself was a nice delicate spice...the berries were most definitely the star and the finished product was a delight. Made for ZWT3 - Thanks again PaulaG for another great recipe!!

[christina-davis]

It was very good. I love the blueberrys but thought the molasses flavor was a little overpowering.