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Caramel-Date Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Caramel-Date Upside-Down Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

2/3 cup golden brown sugar , packed
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
10 oz medjool dates , quartered lengthwise and pitted (about 14)
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup golden brown sugar , packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup buttermilk
whipped cream

Directions:

Topping:.
Preheat oven to 350°F Place sugar and butter in 9-inch diameter metal cake pan with 3-inch high sides. Whisk over medium heat until sugar dissolves, butter melts, and sauce is bubbling thickly, about 3 minutes. Whisk lemon juice and salt. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes.
Arrange date quarters in 3 concentric circles in caramel, rounded side down, covering completely.
Cake:.
Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and both sugars in large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla, then eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in dry ingredients in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions. Spoon batter over topping in pan.
Place cake pan on large baking sheet. Bake cake until puffed and golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
Cool cake in pan on rack 14 minutes. Cut around pan sides and invert warm cake onto platter. Carefully lift pan. Return any dates that stick to pan to top of cake. Scrape any caramel left in pan over cake.
Serve cake warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	545.62 Kcal (2284 kJ)
Calories from fat	202.58 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	22.51g	35%
Cholesterol	102.85mg	34%
Sodium	354.27mg	15%
Potassium	431.16mg	9%
Total Carbs	83.97g	28%
Sugars	56.43g	226%
Dietary Fiber	3.09g	12%
Protein	5.65g	11%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	1%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	8%
Iron	3mg	17%
Calcium	113.8mg	11%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	336.92 Kcal (1411 kJ)
Calories from fat	125.09 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	13.9g	35%
Cholesterol	63.51mg	34%
Sodium	218.76mg	15%
Potassium	266.24mg	9%
Total Carbs	51.85g	28%
Sugars	34.85g	226%
Dietary Fiber	1.91g	12%
Protein	3.49g	11%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	8%
Iron	1.9mg	17%
Calcium	70.3mg	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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