Upside-Down Plum Almond Cake

Upside-Down Plum Almond Cake is the ultimate fruit cake, made with a soft almond cake and beautiful layer of plums at the bottom, or is it the top!?

What is an Upside-Down Plum Almond Cake?

An upside down cake is a cake that starts by layering fruit on the bottom of the cake pan, and then you carefully add the cake batter on top of the fruit and bake like normal. When the cake is done, and cools for about 15 minutes, you invert the cake so the soft, juicy fruit bottom is now on top.

Traditionally, this recipe is done with pineapple and cherries. I think we all saw our grandmas make some variation of this recipe in our childhood.

Since we are no longer in the 80's, there's a ton of different variations of upside down cakes with blueberries, peaches, I've even seen some with citrus!

I love laying the fruit in a beautiful flower pattern on the bottom. The best part about this cake is you don't even need to frost it! It's beautiful all on it's own.

Plum Season

Because it's currently stone fruit season, I'm taking every opportunity to use up the plums I can find! However, if you don't like plums, you can also use peaches, pears, oranges, pineapples, etc.

The fun thing about upside-down cakes is that essentially any fruits will work!

Usually, I like to say that substituting with frozen, or even canned fruit, can work. Unfortunately, with an upside down cake, I'm not sure it would. Canned fruit and even frozen fruit have a ton of extra liquid added to them, which would end up making the fruit layer too moist and it wouldn't hold it's shape.

I tested this recipe multiple times making sure the liquid ratio wasn't off and the cake had a good structure to it! Because of that, I don't recommend using another other the fresh fruit from the grocery store or farmers market. Luckily, this cake can be made in a ton of different fruits, so you can use what's in season!

Tips and Tricks

The biggest tip I can give you when it comes to this upside down cake is to make sure you really grease the inside of the pan. I spray the entire pan with a non-stick spray, then lay down a piece of parchment paper, and then spray that too!

The whole magic of the upside down cake is the fruit layer, so you don't want any fruit to stick! Using a nonstick spray is crucial to making sure the cake comes out of the pan!

You can also use softened butter to spread around the pan if you'd like!

If you use a springform pan, be careful that the juices from the fruit don't leak out the side! I had this happen the first time I tested this recipe!

Ingredient List

• Plums
• Flour
• Almond Flour
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Butter room temperature
• Sour Cream
• Sugar
• Vanilla
• Almond Extract
• Eggs

Got all the ingredients written down? It's time to make this showstopper cake and enjoy yourself!

The thing I love about upside down cakes is that they look so unassuming until you flip them and reveal the stunning fruit bottom, and this Upside-Down Plum Almond Cake is no different! A simple cake on the bottom, but a beautiful, colorful arrangement of plums on the top take this cake to the next level.

A little dollop of whipped cream and this cake is ready to be devoured!

Cheers!

-Holly Michelle

P.S. If you're looking for more stone fruit dessert ideas, try this Peach Galette!