Description
These Peach Upside Down Mini Cakes feature tender, spiced cake with sweet caramelized peaches and a fragrant ginger-honey caramel swirl. They’re perfect for brunch, tea, or dessert and surprisingly easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g (10oz) ripe peaches, fragrant and slightly soft
- 30g (2 Tbsp) unsalted butter (for caramel base), melted
- 30g (2 Tbsp) granulated sugar (for caramel base)
- 1 Tbsp honey (for caramel base)
- 1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup (120ml) whole milk
- 1 tsp alcohol-free vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 2 Tbsp (30g) granulated sugar (batter)
- 2 Tbsp (30g) brown sugar (swirl)
- 1 Tbsp (15g) unsalted butter (swirl)
- 1 Tbsp (15g) honey (swirl)
- 1 Tbsp (15g) toasted sliced almonds, chopped (garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat and Grease: Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and grease a 12-cup mini-muffin tin.
- Make Caramel Base: Combine butter, sugar, and honey in a saucepan; heat until smooth. Spoon into muffin cups.
- Arrange Peaches: Arrange peach slices on top of the caramel.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, cardamom, and ginger.
- Combine Mixtures: Gently combine wet and dry ingredients.
- Fill Muffin Cups: Fill cups three-quarters full with batter.
- Make Caramel Swirl: Melt butter, honey, brown sugar, ginger, and cardamom.
- Swirl and Bake: Drizzle swirl over batter and bake for 15-18 minutes.
- Cool and Invert: Cool for 5 minutes, loosen edges, and invert.
- Finish and Serve: Drizzle with remaining caramel and sprinkle with almonds.
Notes
For best results, use ripe freestone peaches. Don’t overmix the batter to avoid tough cakes.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini cake
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
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