Cornmeal Upside Down Coffee Cake Recipe 465

UPSIDE-DOWN BERRY CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease 8-inch round cake pan, line bottom with parchment paper, grease.
• Arrange 1 1/2 cups berries in bottom of pan; set aside.
• In bowl stir together flour, cornmeal, basil, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, milk and oil.
• Add milk mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir until combined; pour over berries. Spread evenly.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until pick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen sides. Invert. Remove parchment. Top with remaining berries and a sprig of basil and/or mint.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a microwave-proof dish, bring the milk to a boil.
• Remove the milk from the microwave and add the cornmeal.
• Stir and let soak at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat.
• Once the butter has melted, add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and carefully place 1 slice of pineapple in the center of the pan.
• Place the other 5 slices around the center slice in a circle.
• Place the cherries in the centers of the pineapple slices and sprinkle the nuts evenly over the fruit.
• Drizzle pineapple juice over top.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
• In a separate mixing bowl, whisk the eggs.
• Add the sugar to the eggs and whisk to combine.
• Add the canola oil and whisk.
• Add the cornmeal and milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to combine.
• Add this to the flour and stir just until combined.
• Pour the batter over the fruit in the skillet and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes in the skillet.
• Set a platter on top of the skillet and carefully invert the cake.
• Serve.

WARM APPLE-CORNMEAL UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 1 1/2-inch-high sides; line pan with 10-inch-diameter parchment paper round (parchment will come 1/2 inch up sides of pan). Butter parchment. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in 10-inch-diameter nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup sugar and cook until sugar dissolves and mixture turns deep golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Add apple wedges and gently shake skillet to distribute caramel evenly. Cover and cook until apples release their juices, about 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until apples are tender and caramel thickens and coats apples, stirring occasionally, about 13 minutes. Transfer apples and caramel syrup to prepared cake pan, spreading evenly.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in small bowl to blend. Place cornmeal in large bowl; pour 1/2 cup boiling water over and stir to blend. Add 6 tablespoons butter and 3/4 cup sugar to cornmeal mixture. Using electric mixer, beat until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk in 2 additions each. Pour batter over apples in pan.
• Bake cake until golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes. Run small knife between cake and pan sides to loosen cake. Carefully invert cake onto ovenproof or microwavable platter and peel off parchment. Cool 15 minutes. (Cake can be made up to 6 hours ahead. Rewarm in 350°F oven about 10 minutes or microwave on medium just until slightly warm, about 2 minutes.)
• Cut cake into wedges, place on plates, and serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

CORNMEAL UPSIDE DOWN COFFEE CAKE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan and set aside. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in 1/ 4 cup of the Demerara sugar, along with the brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir constantly for 2 minutes or until the sugars completely dissolve. Remove from the heat and stir in the pecans and raisins. Pour into the prepared pan and spread evenly across the bottom. Set aside. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the cornmeal, flour, remaining Demerara sugar, baking powder, salt and the remaining butter. Pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the milk, egg and vanilla. Pulse several more times to blend well. Spoon the batter on top of the nut mixture in the bottom of the pan. Bake 40 minutes or until the edges are brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes on a wire rack. Unmold the sides and invert onto a serving plate. Lift off the bottom of the pan. Cool to room temperature before serving.

UPSIDE-DOWN COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Use a deep sided 10 inch pan, or wrap the outside of a 10 inch springform pan with aluminum foil to prevent leaking. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter. Bring to a boil, then pour into bottom of springform pan. Sprinkle with sliced peaches.
• In a large bowl, cream together 2/3 cup margarine and the white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Pour batter over caramel and fruit in pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto serving platter and carefully remove pan. Be extremely careful of hot caramel and fruit juices! Serve warm.

UPSIDE-DOWN CORNBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, heavy cream, eggs, butter, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In the cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, add sugar and butter and let melt. When melted, remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Be sure to place maraschino cherries evenly throughout. Pour in batter and smooth top with a spatula. Bake 25 minutes, until cornbread is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
• To serve: place a platter over skillet and invert cake. It should slide out easily. Slice into wedges and serve warm with whipped cream.

CARAMEL APPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a 10 inch oven-proof skillet. Add apples and stir 5 minutes until tender. Remove from skillet.
• In same skillet, combine remaining butter and brown sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter melts. Bring to boiling.
• Remove from heat. Stir in milk.
• Sprinkle with pecans and cranberries. Arrange apple slices on top.
• In bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, combine cornmeal, water, and 1/4 cup melted butter. Stir in eggs and vanilla.
• Combine with flour mixture just until mixed. Pour over apples.
• Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert, and serve warm.