Fresh Peach and Bourbon Upside Down Cake

• Produce

  • 4 Peaches

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 3/4 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/4 cup Pecans, finely ground

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 stick Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 5 tbsp Bourbon

Found on creative-culinary.com

Description

Ingredients

• For the Peach Topping:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 3 Tbsp bourbon
• 4 peaches, cut into 1/2-inch wedges (about 1 1/4 pounds)
• 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp bourbon
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup finely ground pecans
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine the butter and brown sugar in a 10 ovenproof skillet and stir until the mixture looks like wet sand. Add the vanilla and bourbon and cook over medium-high heat until it starts to bubble. Remove from the heat and arrange the peaches in concentric circles over the caramel and set the skillet aside.
• Beat the butter and the remaining 1 cup sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition, then beat in the vanilla and bourbon.
• Whisk the flour, ground pecans, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour, and mix until just incorporated. Pour the batter over the peaches and spread evenly.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. (Cover loosely with foil if the cake is browning too quickly.) Let sit 15 minutes, then invert onto a platter and let cool completely.
• Serve with sweetened peach slices and vanilla ice cream (optional)