Peach Upside-Down Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Servings: 9
Yield: 9 servings

Description

This peach upside-down cake with fresh caramelized peach halves makes a wonderful old-fashioned summer dessert. Serve with whipped cream.

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
5 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and halved
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2 Melt 1/4 cup butter in an 8-inch square pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar and nutmeg. Arrange peach halves, cut-side down, in the prepared pan.
3 Cream 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup white sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Stir flour, baking powder and salt together; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Spread cake batter over peaches.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on top, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove cake from oven, and let stand in pan for 5 minutes; invert onto serving platter.