Description
Homemade chocolate cherry upside down cake delivers rich, moist layers complemented by sweet-tart cherry highlights. Dark chocolate and fresh cherries combine in a delightful dessert passionate bakers will savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) pitted cherries (fresh or frozen)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup (240 ml) sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) soured milk
- ½ cup (120 ml) brewed black coffee
- 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup (40 g) plus 1 tbsp cocoa
- ⅓ cup (67 g) sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp corn starch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Generously grease and flour a baking pan, lining the bottom with parchment paper to ensure effortless cake release.
- Cherry Coating: Whisk cornstarch and sugar in a mixing bowl, creating a delicate protective layer for the cherries. Gently fold pitted cherries into the mixture, ensuring even coverage. If using frozen cherries, allow them to thaw for 20 minutes.
- Cherry Arrangement: Spread the sugar-coated cherries in a uniform layer across the pan’s bottom, crafting a vibrant fruity foundation that will become the cake’s stunning top when inverted.
- Batter Creation: Combine all chocolate cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer to blend until the batter reaches a silky, smooth consistency with no lumps.
- Cake Assembly: Pour the chocolate batter over the cherry layer, carefully spreading it to completely cover the fruit, creating an even surface that will transform into a decadent dessert.
- Baking: Place the pan in a preheated oven and bake until the cake develops a rich, dark surface and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, indicating perfect doneness.
- Finishing: Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then confidently invert onto a serving plate, unveiling the glistening cherry topping in a dramatic reveal that showcases the cake’s beautiful design.
Notes
- Thaw Cherries Properly: If using frozen cherries, let them sit at room temperature for exactly 20 minutes to prevent excess moisture and maintain texture.
- Prevent Cake Sticking: Meticulously grease pan, dust with flour, and line bottom with parchment paper to ensure seamless cake release.
- Distribute Cherries Evenly: Spread sugar-coated cherries in a uniform layer to create a consistent, beautiful fruity foundation for the cake.
- Check Cake Doneness: Use the toothpick test – when inserted into the center, it should emerge clean with no wet batter, indicating perfect baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg