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Peach Upside Down Cake is a favorite summer cake recipe. A switch from the pineapple version, try something different and use fresh, ripe peaches. Fresh peaches make this an extra special cake. This is a wonderful fresh peach dessert.

Peach Upside Down Cake on a turquoise platter
Originally published on 7/28/2017

Peach Upside Down Cake

If you love fresh Summer peaches, then you need to make this Peach Cake! It’s a simple dessert recipe. It looks impressive, and it tastes even better!

Peach Upside Down Cake slice with ice cream on top.
Enjoy a nice big slice with ice cream!

Peaches โ€“ try and use fresh, ripe, in-season peaches. Peach season is usually mid-July to August.
You can use canned or frozen peaches in a pinch, I would go with frozen (thawed) as my first alternate choice.

Cake with sliced peaches on top

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Peach Cake Storage

  • You can keep the leftover peach cake up to 4 days in the fridge when properly stored. Use an airtight container, or wrap in plastic wrap.
  • To freeze the leftover cake, wrap it in a couple layers of plastic wrap, then a layer of aluminum foil and place it in the freezer for up to 1 month.

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Peach Upside Down Cake on a turquoise serving platter
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Peach Upside Down Cake

By Sandy Clifton
A delicious way to use your fresh, ripe peaches! Peach Upside Down Cake can also be made using canned peaches.
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Servings: 8 servings
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Ingredients 

  • 3 Tablespoons Salted Butter*
  • ยฝ cup Packed Brown Sugar
  • 3 Ripe Peaches, peeled and sliced

Batter

  • 1 ยฝ cups All Purpose Flour
  • 2 ยฝ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ยผ teaspoon Salt
  • โ…“ cup Unsalted Butter*
  • ยพ cup Sugar
  • 1 lg Egg
  • โ…” cup Water
  • ยฝ teaspoon Almond Extract

Instructions 

  • Heat oven to 350โ„‰.

Prepare the Peach Layer

  • Melt the butter in bottom of 9โ€ x 1 ยฝโ€ round cake pan.
  • Stir in the brown sugar, mix well, covering the entire bottom of pan.
  • Lay peach slices in the pan in a single layer, covering the entire bottom.

Make the Batter

  • Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Using a mixer, cream together butter and sugar in a second bowl.
  • Add the egg and almond extract and mix for a few seconds until combined.
  • Add the flour mixture alternately with the water, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix after each addition.
  • Spread the batter in the pan evenly over the peaches.

Bake

  • Bake at 350โ„‰ for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
  • Cool for 5 minutes, then invert onto a plate.
  • Very good served warm with vanilla ice cream!

Notes

*You can use unsalted butter for both the peaches and the cake, if you don't have both kinds of butter. If you use salted butter in the cake batter, omit the ยผ teaspoon of salt.

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Peaches

  • Canned peaches can be used. Drain the peaches and reserve the liquid if you want to use the liquid in place of the โ…” cup of water.
  • Frozen peaches can be used. Thaw and drain first.

Nutrition

Calories: 330kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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4 Comments

  1. Stella says:

    Can I use vanilla extract instead of almond extract?

    1. Sandy says:

      Yes

  2. Irene Latta says:

    I made this cake today and it was excellent! I added double the peaches and it was double yummy!!!

    1. Sandy says:

      That’s great! Thank you!