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Kumquat Upside Down Cake

URL: https://alexandracooks.com/2009/06/03/kumquat-upside-down-cake/

Ingredients

The fruit and topping

  • lbs. kumquats, halved
  • 4 oz unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • 3 T. honey
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • ½ tsp. salt

The cake batter

  • 1⅓ cup flour
  • tsp. baking powder
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • 8 oz unsalted butter, softened
  • 1⅓ cup sugar
  • 5 units eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
  2. Melt butter in a large cast iron pan over medium heat and add brown sugar, stirring until mixed.
  3. Remove from heat and add vanilla, honey, and salt, stirring to combine.
  4. Add the halved kumquats to the caramel mixture, fitting as many as possible.
  5. In a separate bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
  6. Sift together the dry ingredients and gradually mix into the wet ingredients until combined.
  7. Carefully spoon the batter over the kumquats, smoothing it out without disturbing the fruit.
  8. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, checking after 45 minutes for doneness with a toothpick.
  9. Cool the cake for about 30 minutes before flipping it onto a platter.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8
Calories
350
Total fat
18g
Total carbohydrates
45g
Total protein
6g
Sodium
200mg
Cholesterol
70mg

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