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Prep time
30 minutes
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Cook time
35 minutes
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Serves
8
Author Notes
I have never baked anything Gluten Free, so this is a learning experience for me. I adapted my favorite Pineapple Upside Down Cake recipe from James McNair's Cakes to be gluten free. Instead of pineapple I decided to try nectarines, using fruit that is in season. I also added cornmeal to the batter giving the cake a rustic quality. Its moist and flavorful and makes a delicious dessert.You can omit the cornmeal entirely and make a more traditional cake using 1 1/2 cups gluten free flour. —sdebrango
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Ingredients
- Brown sugar and fruit
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1/2
Stick room temperature butter
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3/4 cup
Light brown sugar firmly packed
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2 -3
Nectarines sliced with skin on (Remove the skin if you like)
- The Cake
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1
Stick room temperature butter
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3/4 cup
Granulated sugar
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2
Large eggs at room temperature
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1 cup
Gluten Free All Purpose Flour ( I used King Arthur certified gluten free flour which is a blend of white and brown rice flours, tapioca starch and potato starch)
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1/2 cup
Cornmeal
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1/2 teaspoon
Salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons
Baking powder
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1 teaspoon
Vanilla Extract
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1/2 cup
Whole Milk at room temperature
Directions
- Brown sugar and fruit
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Pre-heat Oven to 350 degrees. In saucepan melt 1/2 stick butter, add brown sugar and cook on med/low until butter is melted and brown sugar is caramalized. Butter 9" round cake pan add the caramalized brown sugar and spread around the bottom of the pan. Arrange your fruit and set aside while you make your cake batter.
- The Cake
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Sift 3 times GF Flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder. Set aside. In mixing bowl using either stand or hand held mixer (I used my hand held) cream butter until fluffy, add sugar and beat until fully incorporated. Beat in eggs one at a time making sure each is fully incorporated before adding the other it should be light and fluffy. Add vanilla and beat to combine. Using your sieve add the flour mixture and milk in 3 installments beginning and ending with flour.
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Scrape the batter on top of the fruit and brown sugar, Smooth and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
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Take cake out of oven let sit 8-10 minutes then invert onto cake plate. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
I have loved to cook for as long as I can remember, am self taught learning as I go. I come from a large Italian family and food was at the center of almost every gathering. My grandfather made his own wine and I remember the barrels of wine in the cellar of my grandfathers home, I watched my mother and aunts making homemade pasta and remember how wonderful it was to sit down to a truly amazing dinner. Cooking for me is a way to express myself its my creative outlet. I enjoy making all types of food but especially enjoy baking,
I live in Brooklyn, NY, and I share my home with my two dogs Izzy and Nando.
I like to collect cookbooks and scour magazines and newspapers for recipes. I hope one day to organize them.
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