Orange Upside Down Cake

Who doesn’t love the classic upside down cake, especially with the goodness of oranges, buckwheat flour & oats! Simple, quick and super healthy – try this delicious cake that pairs beautifully with your evening espresso! I used citrus fruits that were in season - but you can customize this cake by using any fruit of your choice.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time40 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Indian

Servings:

Calories: 303kcal

Author: Sonia

Ingredients

120 g or 1 cup whole-wheat flour
60 g or 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
6-8 cardamom pods crushed
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp preserved/ candied orange peel chopped (See Notes)
170 g or 1 cup palm sugar
100 g or ½ cup yogurt or whisked dahi
250 g water optional
60 g or ¼ cup vegetable oil
½ tsp Salt

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven at 180°C.Line an 8-inch cake pan, preferably springform with parchment paper and grease with little oil.

Prep

Slice the orange and grapefruit into ½ inch thick circles. Then with a sharp paring knife, cut out the skins off the slices. Set aside.
In a bowl sieve together all the dry ingredients, i.e. flours, salt and baking powder. Mix well with a spatula.
In another bowl, beat palm sugar, oil and yogurt until fluffy. Add vanilla essence, lime juice, crushed cardamom, chopped candied orange peel and water. Whisk everything together to form a uniform mixture.
Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with wet ingredients in two parts, while whisking together. Scrape sides with a spatula and whisk again.
Heat ¼ cup water and dissolve 1 tbsp sugar in the same. Add half the sugar water into the base of the parchment-lined pan, and arrange the fruit slices neatly in circles. Pour the remaining sugar water on top of the fruit.
Add the batter into the pan over the fruits.

Baking

Bake at 180°C for about 30-40minutes, until it has risen firm and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool completely. Run a knife along the rim of the pans and release the springform. Turn around the cake on a plate and remove the pan base. You will be able to see the beautiful caramelized fruit pattern on the top now.
Devour!

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