Praline Upside-Down Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Praline Upside Down Cake is a classic dessert featuring a buttery pecan topping that caramelises beautifully during baking. Made with flour, sugar, butter, eggs and milk, this cake offers a delightful combination of textures and flavours. With just 20 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes in the oven, it suits anyone looking for an impressive yet straightforward bake that delivers restaurant quality results at home.
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Ingredients
- 250all-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 100 glight brown sugar
- 150 gunsalted butter
- 4 egglarge eggs
- 120 mlwhole milk
- 5 gbaking powder
- 2 gsalt
- 1 mlvanilla extract
- 200 gpecans(chopped)
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease a 20cm round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and 50g of water. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved.
Tip: Use a candy thermometer to monitor the temperature.
- 3
Bring the sugar mixture to 150°C, then remove from the heat and carefully whisk in the butter until melted.
- 4
Stir in the chopped pecans and let cool slightly.
- 5
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 6
In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- 7
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- 8
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top.
- 9
Pour the praline mixture over the batter and use a spatula to create a decorative pattern.
- 10
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 11
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- 12
Invert the cake onto a wire rack and let cool completely.
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