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The secret to the best ever upside down-cake? Bourbon. This boozy caramel tastes especially amazing with peaches, but it'd be a wonderful twist to traditional pineapple upside-down cake, too! Unlike homemade caramel sauce, which can take a little bit of patience to make, it's crazy easy. You're really just melting brown sugar with butter and bourbon and letting it bubble for a minute.
We like to bake the cake in the same skillet that the caramel topping is made. If you'd like to follow suit, you'll need to use an oven-proof pan—cast iron is preferred! If you don't have one, no worries. You can make the caramel mixture on the stovetop, then pour it into a 9-inch cake pan and follow the rest of the recipe exactly the same.
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Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp.
butter
- 3/4 cup
packed brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp.
bourbon
- 3
large peaches, pitted and cut into ½” slices
- 1 3/4 cups
all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup
granulated sugar
- 2 tsp.
baking powder
- 1/2 tsp.
kosher salt
- 3/4 cup
whole milk
- 1/4 cup
vegetable oil
- 1
large egg
Directions
- Step 1Make the caramel: Preheat oven to 350°. In a 10" cast iron skillet, melt butter, brown sugar, and bourbon, stirring to combine, over medium heat. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Turn off heat.
- Step 2Carefully, arrange peach slices with one of the cut sides down, in the hot caramel.
- Step 3In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, whisk milk, oil, and egg until well combined. Stir dry mixture into wet mixture until just combined. Pour batter over peaches, spreading to cover evenly.
- Step 4Bake until top is browned and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cake cool in pan, 5 minutes, then carefully invert onto a platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.