Cranberries and pecans provide a wonderful addition to this upside down cake - a perfect homemade dessert.
Cranberry Upside Down Cake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 15
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) cranberries
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt butter over low heat. Sprinkle brown sugar, cranberries and pecans in skillet. Remove from heat.
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Step2In large bowl, beat egg yolks with electric mixer on high speed until thick and pale. Gradually beat in granulated sugar. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with orange juice, beating after each addition just until smooth. Beat in vanilla and orange peel.
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Step3In small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed just until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour into skillet.
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Step4Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set. Cool 5 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate upside down on pan; turn plate and pan over. Let pan remain over cake 1 minute so cranberry mixture can drizzle over cake. Remove pan. Serve warm.
Nutrition
490
Calories
23g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
70g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 490
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 260mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 70g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 0%
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 4 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
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