Vegan Peach Upside-Down Cake – Holy Cow Vegan

24 de September de 2023

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This beautiful vegan peach upside-down cake is very 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 wrong way up desserts, 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 no have to make separate frosting, icing, and many others…the cake is gorgeous by itself. For an additional, the wholesome fruit makes you are feeling like you’ll be able to have your cake and eat it too!

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

The wrong way up desserts are so known 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 simple option 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 time, 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 also be an excellent time to take pleasure in this cake.

Upside-down desserts are historically made in cast-iron skillets, so in case you have a 9-inch skillet, you should utilize that. Or simply use an 8- or 9-inch cake pan. What you need to steer clear of, nonetheless, 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 realized 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 sleek, 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.
Straightforward, one-bowl recipe. The cake batter comes collectively in a single bowl. Simply slice the peaches after which toss every thing 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.

Components

Peaches: Ensure you use ripe, candy peaches. Peaches of any selection are advantageous. This time I used white peaches.
Flour. Use unbleached all objective flour or entire 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 exploit turbinado sugar, which tints the cake brown. You need to use any sugar of your alternative.
Vegan butter. You will want two tablespoons of vegan butter for the topping however you’ll be able to substitute the six tablespoons of butter used within the cake batter with any oil of your alternative, like avocado oil.
Non-dairy milk. I exploit 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 optionally available nevertheless it provides a pleasant taste to the cake.
Pure vanilla extract. This, too, offers an important 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 follow the pan, making it unattainable to unmold the cake.

Can I make this cake with entire wheat flour?

You possibly can substitute the all-purpose flour with entire 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 can too 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 per week.
Freeze: You possibly can 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 can too retailer particular person slices, wrapped in freezer-safe wrap.
Thaw cake fully earlier than consuming.

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