Peach Upside Down Cake

Peach Upside Down Cake

Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name…Psalm 103:1

You are going to be surprised how easy and deliciously moist Peach Upside Down Cake is to make.  Using convenience ingredients makes it simple to make but definitely doesn’t take away from the taste of homemade.  This is one I would call Halfway Homemade.

This cake is an adaption of my Pineapple Upside Down Cake which always sold out when I would bring them to our church Bake Sales.  The convenience of the cake mix and canned fruit made it fast and easy for me to make.

Adding the juice from the peaches instead of the water brings an extra layer of depth to this cake, making it extra peachier.  If you don’t get exactly a cup of liquid, just add water to it until you do.

I think you are going to really enjoy this cake, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or some whipped cream.

Mama Fawn’s Tips. . .

  •  Make sure you use canned peaches with juice and not syrup.
  • It’s important the cake mix you get uses oil and not butter.  I cannot promise how the cake will turn out if you use butter in the batter.
  • Make sure you are careful placing the peaches in the hot butter/brown sugar mixture.  The peaches are very slippery.
  • It’s important that you beat the batter for 2 minutes to incorporate air in the mixture to give it a light cake.
  • This cake is really good served with ice cream, just saying.  🙂

Peach Upside Down Cake

Recipe by Fawn BusmanCourse: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

12

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter

  • ¾ cup brown sugar

  • 1 15 oz. can peach halves in fruit juice

  • 1 box (15.25 oz) Yellow Cake Mix (use the one with oil, not butter)

  • 3 eggs

  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil

Directions

  • In a 13×9 inch baking dish, add the stick of butter and brown sugar.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place the baking dish in the oven while it is preheating.
  • Drain the can of peaches in a measuring cup (do not discard). If the juice doesn’t measure to a cup, add water until you have a cup of liquid.
  • Slice the peach halves in thin slices. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil and peach juice. With a mixer, blend the mixture at low speed until moistened for about 30 seconds.
  • Turn the mixer to medium speed and beat the batter for about 2 minutes.
  • Once the oven is preheated, take the baking dish out of the oven and mix the butter and brown sugar until the brown sugar is melted and well blended with the butter. Make sure the bottom of the dish is evenly coated.
  • Carefully, add the peach slices to the brown sugar/butter mixture.
  • Add the batter to the baking dish and bake the cake according to the box directions for a 13×9 baking dish. Making sure the cake is finished when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Cool the cake for about 15 minutes in the pan on a wire rack. Insert cake on a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and let cool before cutting.
  • Enjoy!
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