Cranberry Upside-Down Cake with Cognac Cream

By Judy1

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 (12-ounce) package fresh cranberries
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup fat-free milk
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 cup frozen fat-free whipped topping, thawed
• 1 tablespoon cognac

Details

Servings 9

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Pour melted butter into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake at 350° for 2 minutes. Remove from oven, and top with pecans and cranberries.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; stir with whisk.

Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

Add flour mixture and milk alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition. Beat the egg whites with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form using clean, dry beaters; fold into batter.

Spread batter over cranberries. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen edges of cake with a sharp knife. Place a plate upside down on top of cake pan; invert onto plate.

Combine whipped topping and cognac, and serve with warm cake.