Thanksgiving Recipes Upsidedown Cranberry Cake

Thanksgiving Recipes Upsidedown Cranberry Cake

CRANBERRY WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

FOR TOPPING:
1/2 stick of butter
3/4 cup of brown sugar
4 cups of fresh or frozen cranberries (if frozen do not thaw)
4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

FOR CAKE:
1 1/2 cups of flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 stick of buttter (unsalted softened) 1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 vanilla
3/4 well-shaken buttermilk ( 1cup milk + 1 tbs vinegar will give you buttermilk just measure 3/4 cup from it)

*****You will need a iron skillet or a deep frypan you can put in the oven****

MAKE TOPPING:
Melt butter in skillet or frypan over med heat, the swirl to coat bottom and side of skillet or frypan an stir in brown sugar.
Simmer,stirring,until sugr is dissolve, 1 to 2 mins, then sprinkel cranberries and walnuts evenlyover butter mixtureand remove from hat.

MAKE CAKE:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat 350 0 F. Whisk together flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until fluffy, 4 to 6 mins., Add egg 1 at a time ,beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture alternately in batches with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until just combined. (Do not overmix)

Heat topping in skillet or frypan over moderate heat until it starts to bubble. Quickly transfer to oven; bake until cake is golden brown and a wooden skewer comes out clean, 25 to 30 mins. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 15mins. Run a thin knife around inside edge of pan, then invert cake on a serving plate. Cool completely for one hour.

***My family does not like nuts so you do not have to add it.***

Edited: paintingblue on 23rd Nov, 2010 - 12:16am