Pecan Upside-Down Cake (9-inch, 1 layer)

By MarieR

Ingredients

• Yield: 1 (9-inch) cake
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 recipe Brown-Sugar Brandy Sauce
• Brown-Sugar Brandy Sauce
• Yield: 1 cup (approximately
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350°.
2.In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.
3.In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Sift twice.
4.Add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fold in chopped pecans.
5.In a medium bowl, combine melted butter and brown sugar, mixing well. Add cream, stirring until smooth.
6.Pour brown-sugar mixture into bottom of a 9-inch cake pan. Arrange 1 cup pecan halves in brown-sugar mixture. Spoon prepared batter over pecan halves.
7.Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of cake pan to loosen cake edges. Immediately turn cake onto a serving dish.
Serve with Brown-Sugar Brandy Sauce:

Directions for Brown-sugar brandy sauce:
1 .In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, whisking to combine. Add brandy, whisking to combine. Add cream, whisking until smooth.
2 .Cook, whisking frequently, until sauce is heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Sauce can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave before serving.