Chocolate Upside Down Cake Recipes

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine 3/4 cup sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons water in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet; stir until the mixture looks like wet sand. Cook over medium-high heat, gently swirling the pan occasionally but not stirring, until light amber, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Toss the cherries with the lemon juice and arrange over the caramel; set the skillet aside.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and the remaining 1 cup sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition, then beat in the vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour, and mix until just incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter over the cherries and spread evenly.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. (Cover loosely with foil if the cake is browning too quickly.) Let sit 15 minutes, then invert onto a platter and let cool completely.

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, heat water and butter until butter is melted. Stir in brown sugar; mix well. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with coconut, chocolate chips, pecans and marshmallows., Prepare cake batter according to package directions; carefully pour over marshmallows. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting cake onto a serving plate.

UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Butter a 9-inch round baking pan.
• To make the fruit topping, put the sugar and water in a heavy saucepan (one with a tight-fitting lid) and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, then cover and cook for 2 minutes. (Covering in this way allows the steam to wash down the sides of pan, which will prevent any sugar crystals from forming.) Uncover the saucepan and continue to boil the sugar, gently and slowly swirling the pan as needed to cook the caramel evenly, until it becomes a dark amber color. Occasionally wash down the sides of the pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water. Carefully pour the caramel into the prepared pan and allow it to harden. The pan will be very hot from the sugar, so take care in moving it if you need to. Fan the pear slices on top of the caramel in a circle around the perimeter, filling in the center with the remaining slices.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• To make the cake, place the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat and melt, stirring occasionally. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Transfer the melted chocolate to a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and add the sugar. Using a handheld mixer with beaters or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Stir in the flour mixture in three additions alternating with the milk in two additions, beginning and ending with the flour and scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the cake bounces back slightly when touched. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto a plate, leaving the pan on top of the cake for 5 minutes before you remove it. Serve the cake warm, topped with a small dollop of Chantilly cream or a scoop of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
• Storage: Wrapped in plastic wrap, the cake will keep at room temperature for up to 3 days.

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Makes 9 servings.
• Preheat oven to 350. Grease 8"x8" pan. Mix batter ingredients (except nuts), pour into prepared pan, sprinkle nuts on top.
• Mix remaining remaining sugar, brown sugar and cocoa powder. Sprinkle mixture on top of cake batter, then pour 1.25C boiling water over all.
• Bake at 350 for 40 min.
• Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE: A DUTCH OVEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Build a fire and let it heat and burn until hot coals form at the base.
• Place your campfire Dutch oven in the hot coals with the lid on, and fully pre-heat.
• Remove the Dutch oven lid. Melt the unsalted butter in the Dutch oven. Swirl the melted butter around to coat the oven's entire base and sides.
• Place all-purpose flour, 3/4c. White sugar, baking powder, salt, and 5 tsp cocoa in a sealed Ziploc bag, and shake until well combined.
• Add the milk and vanilla into the Ziploc bag. Using fire-safe mitts, carefully pour in melted butter from the Dutch oven. Leave the butter coated on the oven, and just add whatever excess pours off into the bag. Shake the bag to combine.
• Add in the chopped walnuts or pecans, and knead the bag well to make your German chocolate cake batter.
• Pour the chocolate batter into the butter-coated Dutch oven, squeezing it all out of the Ziploc.
• Now, you'll make the chocolate sauce: mix remaining white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, and water in the Ziploc bag.
• Once well combined, pour over the batter in the Dutch oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 mins. For a 12-inch Dutch oven, place 17 coals on the cooker's lid and 8 underneath.
• When the Dutch oven cake is ready, remove the Dutch oven from the heat. Remove the lid for about 5-10 mins to cool.
• Carefully cut and serve your German chocolate upside-down cake and serve immediately! Flip each slice upside down as you serve, so the chocolate sauce is on top.

FUDGE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together 3/4 cup sugar and butter.
• Stir in milk.
• Sift flour,baking powder,salt and 2 tbsp cocoa together.
• Add to creamed mixture and beat until smooth.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Spread batter into a square 9 inch pan.
• In a small bowl combine brown sugar,1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/3 cup of cocoa.
• Sprinkle over the batter.
• Pout the boiling water over the top.
• Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
• The cake will rise to the top and boiling water will combine with the sugar/cocoa mixture to make a rich syrup underneath.

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the topping: Generously butter a 10-inch round nonstick cake pan. Pour 6 tablespoons melted butter into the cake pan and swirl to coat the bottom; sprinkle in brown sugar. Drizzle honey over sugar and sprinkle evenly with almonds.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare the cake: Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together three times to make the cake extra light. Place butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat until smooth and fluffy. Add sugar and continue mixing. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Continue beating until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the mixer running on low speed, add a third of the dry ingredients and mix to combine. Add half the buttermilk and continue mixing. Add another third of the dry ingredients, mix, and add remaining buttermilk and vanilla. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake until set in the center and springy, 45 to 55 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan and immediately invert the pan onto a serving platter. Let it sit with the pan still on top for 5 minutes so the caramel can soak into the cake a bit, before removing the pan. If the topping is sticking to the pan, warm the pan surface over a low burner to loosen the caramel and then pour it over the cake. Let cool completely. Cut into wedges with a serrated knife.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottom of a deep 9x13-inch baking pan. Spread pecans over.
• Combine cake mix, water, oil. and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Combine frosting mix, milk, and butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until all ingredients are melted. Remove from heat; you do not want to bring this to a boil. Pour over the cake mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cut into pieces and flip them over into a bowl to serve; there will be a gooey fudge sauce that has accumulated on the bottom of the pan. If necessary, spoon this back onto the cake after it has been flipped into the bowl (this is the best part).

GERMAN CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Not necessary to grease pan.
• In a sauce pan, combine 1 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Heat until butter melts, then stir in brown sugar and coconut. Pour into ungreased 9x13 inch pan. Sprinkle marshmallows and nuts over top. set aside.
• For the cake: in a saucepan over low heat, combine chocolate with 1/2 cup water. Heat, stirring, until chocolate is melted. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, soda and salt. Add sour cream, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs. Add chocolate mixture and beat 3 minutes. Carefully spoon batter over coconut marshmallow mixture in pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Place pan on foil or cookie sheet to guard against spillage.

PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the pears: Lightly butter a 9-inch round cake pan, line the bottom with parchment paper, and butter the paper. Put the butter, brown sugar, and lemon zest and juice in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until melted. Add the pears, cover, and simmer, turning once, until the pears are soft and juicy, about 4 minutes. Pour the pears and their syrup into a strainer set over a saucepan. Set the syrup and 1 pear quarter aside. Arrange remaining pears in the prepared pan, stem ends toward center, rounded sides down, and 1/4-inch from the side. Chop reserved pear and use just enough to fill center.
• For the cake: Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Scald milk in a small saucepan; keep warm. Whisk flour with almonds, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Beat butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Increase speed to medium-high and gradually add granulated sugar; continue beating until mixture is light and fluffy, about 4 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl. Add cocoa powder and vanilla and beat 1 minute. While mixing at medium-low speed, add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• While mixing slowly, add the flour mixture in 4 additions; turn off the mixer and fold in the hot milk with a rubber spatula. Spread the batter over the pears, taking care not to disturb them. Tap the pan lightly on the counter to settle the batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes, then invert the cake onto a serving plate. Cool briefly, carefully peel the parchment paper from the top, and then cool completely.
• To finish the cake: Boil the reserved pear syrup until slightly thick and lightly brush the top of the cake with syrup. Whisk a few tablespoons of cocoa powder with an equal amount of confectioners' sugar, and sift over the cake; serve.

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour an 8-inch-square or 9-inch-round baking pan.
• Combine 3/4 cup of granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir to blend thoroughly.
• Melt the unsweetened chocolate with butter atop a double boiler or in a stainless steel or glass bowl over simmering water.
• Add the chocolate mixture to the dry ingredients along with milk and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Spoon chocolate cake batter into the prepared pan, and spread it evenly.
• Gather the ingredients for the topping.
• Bring 3/4 cup of water to a boil in a saucepan or in a Pyrex measuring cup in the microwave.
• Meanwhile, combine the 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, the 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and the unsweetened cocoa. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over batter,
• Pour boiling water evenly over the topping.
• Bake the cake in the preheated 350 F oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Remove the cake to a rack. While it is still hot, place a cake plate or platter over the cake and carefully invert the cake. With a spatula, scrape out any topping remaining in the pan and spread it over the inverted cake.
• Serve the cake warm or cold.

CHOCOLATE PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease a 9 inch (23cm) pan and line with parchment paper.
• In a small saucepan melt butter over low heat, add sugar and cook until sugar dissolves . Pour the mixture in the prepared pan and arrange the pineapple slices. Set aside until you prepare the chocolate cake.
• In a medium bowl combine the flour, cocoa powder, shredded coconut, baking powder and salt.
• In another bowl mix the butter and sugar until thick and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, coconut extract and mix to combine.
• With the mixer on low, alternate adding gradually flour mixture and coconut milk until all is well incorporated.
• Add the melted chocolate and mix to incorporate.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few crumbs.
• Let it cool in the pan for few minutes minutes, then invert onto a serving platter.
• Serve slightly warm with a big scoop of ice cream on top. Enjoy!