Papaya upside down cake
Papaya upside down cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup lightly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pecan pieces
- 1 large papaya, peeled, halved, seeded, and cut into 1 inch wedges
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
Recipe method:
- Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat it to 375 degrees F.
- Melt the 6 tablespoons butter in an ovenproof 9 inch skillet over moderate heat.
- Add brown sugar and cook, stirring until it is dissolved and bubbling. Remove from the heat.
- If you are baking in a 9 inch cake pan instead of the skillet, pour the mixture into the pan and swirl it around to coat the bottom evenly.
- Sprinkle the pecan pieces over the bottom of the skillet or cake pan or skillet.
- Arrange papaya wedges in a tight pinwheel around the outside of the pan, filling in the center with any broken or odd shaped pieces.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of wax paper.
- Sift 2 more times to mix and aerate.
- Put remaining 8 tablespoons butter and the sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat at high speed for 2 minutes, or until well combined and smooth.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating until each is incorporated. Continue beating 5 more minutes.
- With the mixer on the lowest setting, or using a rubber spatula, beat or fold in one third of the flour mixture.
- Beat or fold in vanilla extract and half of the buttermilk, then another one third of the flour mixture.
- Beat or fold in the remaining buttermilk and then the remaining flour mixture.
- Spread batter evenly over the papaya wedges.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden and the center springs back when lightly pressed.
- Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
- Run a knife around the edge of the pan and place a serving platter on top of the pan.
- Carefully flip the entire thing over.
- If any papaya is stuck to the pan, scrape it off with a knife and rearrange on top of the cake.
- Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
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