Upside Down Orange Cake

By: Victoria from Easy Recipes with a Twist

Turn your dessert recipes upside down and try this Upside Down Orange Cake. Made with sweet candied oranges and baked to perfection, this homemade cake recipe is simply delicious. For a fruity treat, make this for your family tonight. If you're looking for more tempting citrus desserts, try these 18 Amazing Citrus Cake Recipes.

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Ingredients

For the Candied Oranges
2 oranges, wel rinsed, thinly sliced and pitted
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
For the Cake:
1 orange well rinsed cut to 4 and pitted
4 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup plain yogurt or buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 sticks of butter, melted
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Instructions

For the Candied Oranges:
Put in 2 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar in pot and cook over medium heat, stirring, until sugar is completely dissolved. Bring to boil and cook for ten minutes, until you get thick syrup.
Add the oranges to hot syrup and cook gently for 15 minutes until glazed orange slices become soft and shiny. Remove with slotted spoon and place carefully on a tray.
For the Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and line with parchment paper 10.5 in diameter springform pan.
Blend the third orange with peel in a blender or food processor with eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract and buttermilk until fluffy and light.
In large bowl mix flour, baking powder and sugar. Add the liquids and mix until just blended. Dont over mix.
Arrange on the bottom of lined pan candied orange slices, overlapping - like tile. Pour the batter over oranges and bake for about 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Let the cake cool slightly for about 15-20 minutes and then turn the cake on a serving plate, it should be still warm.