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Fresh Peach Upside-Down Cake

This Peach Upside-Down Cake is made with caramel sauce, fresh sliced peaches, and a thick, frosting-like homemade batter. It’s dense, gooey, peach-forward, and incredibly nostalgic - the kind of dessert where the caramel and peach juices melt together into a sticky, golden layer. Simple ingredients, no spices, no added sugar on the fruit - just pure peach and caramel goodness.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
Caramel Layer
  • Premade caramel sauce about 1 to 1½ cups, enough to coat the bottom of the pan
Peach Layer
  • 6 –8 fresh peaches peeled, pitted, and sliced
Cake Batter
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease the sides of a 9-inch cake pan and place a round piece of parchment paper on the bottom
Caramel layer:
  1. Pour premade caramel sauce into the bottom of the pan and tilt to spread evenly.
Peach layer:
  1. Lay the sliced fresh peaches directly over the caramel in a full, even layer.
Make the cake batter:
  1. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
  2. Cream softened butter and sugar until combined and fluffy.
  3. Mix in eggs one at a time.
  4. Add vanilla.
  5. Add dry ingredients in two additions, alternating with the milk.
  6. Batter will be very thick — like frosting.
Assemble:
  1. Spoon the thick batter over the peaches and spread gently to cover.
Bake:
  1. Bake 40–50 minutes, until the top is set and a toothpick inserted into the cake portion comes out with a few crumbs.
Cool + invert:
  1. Let the cake cool 10–15 minutes, then invert onto a platter while still warm so the caramel releases cleanly.

Notes

Essential Tools:
9-inch cake pan: https://amzn.to/44pkida
Mixing bowls: https://amzn.to/4oXFq2L
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Hand Mixer: https://amzn.to/4ikgyzB
Oven mitts: https://amzn.to/3XJ7v1s
Cooling rack: https://amzn.to/4rfhx8h
Knife: https://amzn.to/49jDL2n
Notes:
The batter should be thick and frosting-like, be careful when you spread it so you don't move the peaches.
Best served warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Refrigerate leftovers up to 4 days and reheat slices briefly to soften the caramel.