Vegan Peach Upside-Down Cake – Holy Cow Vegan

September 23, 2023

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This beautiful vegan peach upside-down cake is really easy to make, and it is so scrumptious with gooey caramel and juicy peaches topping a moist, tender cake.

Vegan peach upside-down cake in white plate.

The other way up truffles, like this gorgeous vegan rhubarb ginger the other way up cake and this vegan cranberry the other way up cake, are amongst my favourite desserts to bake and eat. For one, there is not any must make separate frosting, icing, and so forth…the cake is gorgeous by itself. For one more, the wholesome fruit makes you are feeling like you may have your cake and eat it too!

In case you, too, are a fan of southern American consolation meals and particularly upside-down truffles, attempt making this vegan peach the other way up cake.

The other way up truffles are so referred to as since you organize fruit of your alternative on the backside of the cake pan, pour batter over the fruit, then flip the cake over after baking, so the underside turns into the highest. It’s a straightforward technique to make a cake each handsome for little or no effort, and more healthy. Genius.

This peach cake is all that and extra. It has a bunch of yummy contrasting textures and flavors, and it is really easy to make. Summer season, when peaches are plentiful, is a superb time to bake it, however early Fall, when peaches are nonetheless out there and it is tempting to fireplace up the oven, can be time to take pleasure in this cake.

Upside-down truffles are historically made in cast-iron skillets, so when you’ve got a 9-inch skillet, you need to use that. Or simply use an 8- or 9-inch cake pan. What you need to keep away from, nevertheless, is a springform pan, as tempting as that’s. As a result of until your springform pan has a very tight seal, the juices will ooze out and burn within the oven (as I discovered to my chagrin). As an alternative, line your cake pan with parchment paper and you will have nothing to fret about.

Why you’ll love this recipe

Superb textures and flavors. There’s the gooey caramel together with the peaches’ pure juices that swimming pools on the backside of the pan; the graceful, silky peaches that style much more scrumptious when they’re melt-in-the-mouth tender; and the moist, scrumptious cake with a touch of cinnamon.
Simple, one-bowl recipe. The cake batter comes collectively in a single bowl. Simply slice the peaches after which toss all the things into the bowl for the batter.
Soy-free, nut-free and vegan. See FAQs for tricks to make the cake gluten-free.

A slice of vegan peach upside-down cake on white plate with fork.

Elements

Peaches: Be sure you use ripe, candy peaches. Peaches of any selection are positive. This time I used white peaches.
Flour. Use unbleached all objective flour or complete wheat pastry flour. Each variations are scrumptious however the entire wheat pastry flour provides extra fiber and vitamins to the recipe.
Leavening: Baking powder and baking soda.
Sugar. I take advantage of turbinado sugar, which tints the cake brown. You should use any sugar of your alternative.
Vegan butter. You will want two tablespoons of vegan butter for the topping however you may substitute the six tablespoons of butter used within the cake batter with any oil of your alternative, like avocado oil.
Non-dairy milk. I take advantage of oat milk. Use any non-dairy milk of alternative, together with almond milk, soy milk and cashew milk.
Apple cider vinegar. A small quantity of apple cider vinegar reacts with the baking soda to make the cake fluffier. You will not style the vinegar within the cake.
Cinnamon. That is elective nevertheless it provides a pleasant taste to the cake.
Pure vanilla extract. This, too, provides a fantastic taste to the cake.

Recipe FAQs

Must you watch for the the other way up cake to chill earlier than flipping?

No! Flip the cake not more than 10 minutes after it comes out of the oven. In any other case the juices from the fruit and the sugar will stick with the pan, making it not possible to unmold the cake.

Can I make this cake with complete wheat flour?

You’ll be able to substitute the all-purpose flour with complete wheat pastry flour, with nice outcomes.

Can I make this peach upside-down cake gluten-free?

I’ve not tried this recipe with gluten-free flour, however the cake batter ought to work with an all-purpose gf combine. You may also attempt making the gluten-free batter in my vegan banana the other way up cake recipe and use it with the peaches.

Storage directions

Refrigerate: Retailer the upside-down cake within the fridge for as much as every week.
Freeze: You’ll be able to freeze the peach upside-down cake for as much as 4 months. Wrap the entire cake in two layers of freezer-safe wrap or place in a freezer-safe container and retailer. You may also retailer particular person slices, wrapped in freezer-safe wrap.
Thaw cake utterly earlier than consuming.

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