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Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake

This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

Indulge a little with this citrus alternative to a pineapple upside-down cake.

I think the orange slices are remarkably pretty, especially with the bits of caramelisation that happens while this Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake bakes.

This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!
This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

What Type of Orange is Best for Baking With?

For Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake I like using navel oranges.

Most supermarkets have them during the winter months and they are easy to find.

If you can’t get your hands on a navel orange, use any other easy to peel orange but make sure it is seedless.

This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

How to Store Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake

This Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is best served on the day it is baked or the next.

However, you can store it in an airtight container for up to two days on the counter but do not refrigerate this Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake as this will dry out the cake.

This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

About the Ingredients for Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake

Orange – You want to thinly slice the orange so that you can get the most carmelisation going possible. If the slices are too thick it can make the cake soggy. For the second orange, make sure you use a citrus zester so you get the most zest possible.

Sugar – Just plain old granulated sugar.

Butter – Unsalted butter, make sure it is soft. If you only have salted, omit the additional salt altogether.

Eggs – Make sure your eggs are at room temperature before starting.

Buttermilk – Make sure your buttermilk is room temperature before starting. If you don’t have any buttermilk on hand make it yourself by adding half a tbsp of lemon juice to 1/2 cup milk.

Flour – Spoon and level the flour when measuring it, otherwise you’ll wind up with dense cake

Baking Soda & Baking Powder – Leavens the bread, make sure they are still active so your cake rises.

Salt – Helps to balance all the flavours and make em shine.

This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

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This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake

(Serves 6-8) | Prep Time: 20 mins | Bake Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

1 medium orange, peeled very thinly sliced, seeds removed
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 medium orange, zested and juiced
3 large eggs
1½ cups buttermilk
2½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¾ tsp  salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Orange slices at bottom of cake pan.

Grease a 9″ round cake pan and arrange orange slices on the bottom.

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Mix in orange zest, juice, eggs, and buttermilk until well combined.

Pouring batter into the cake pan.

In a another bowl, sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Stir into wet mixture until just combined, do not overmix.

Batter in Cake Pan

Pour batter over oranges in the pan and bake until the top is golden brown and the cake has started pull away from the sides of the pan, about 35-40 minutes.

Baked cake cooling off in the cake pan.

Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before inverting the pan and turning the cake out onto a wire rack to cool further. Serve while still warm.

Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake
Yield: 6-8 Servings

Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

Ingredients

  • 1 medium orange, peeled, very thinly sliced, seeds removed
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 medium orange, zested and juiced
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1½ cups buttermilk
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease a 9" round cake pan and arrange orange slices on the bottom.
  3. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Mix in orange zest, juice, eggs, and buttermilk until well combined.
  5. In a another bowl, sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  6. Stir into wet mixture until just combined, do not overmix.
  7. Pour batter over oranges in the pan and bake until the top is golden brown and the cake has started pull away from the sides of the pan, about 35-40 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before inverting the pan and turning the cake out onto a wire rack to cool further. Serve while still warm.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 413Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 554mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 8g

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This easy to make Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake is a twist on the classic. A rich and delicious dessert your whole family will love!

I hope you enjoy this Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake recipe. If you do make it, I’d love to hear from you!

Please leave a comment below and don’t forget the star rating if you made this Orange Buttermilk Upside-Down Cake recipe.

Enjoy!

kathy downey

Wednesday 30th of November 2016

My sister made this and it was delicious !

Serif

Thursday 24th of November 2016

turned out quite bitter, make sure you get all the pith out from the slices and don't add any zest at all

also requires refrigeration (maybe obvious)

Stephanie LaPlante

Wednesday 23rd of November 2016

This sounds so delicious! I've never tried upside down cake before!

kathy downey

Saturday 19th of November 2016

Thanks for the recipe,i would love to try this !

DanielleS

Saturday 19th of November 2016

This looks like a delicious cake! Oranges sound so good right now, too.

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