American · Dessert

Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Name: Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
Total time: 2 h 4 min
Yield: One 8-inch cake; serves 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1½ cups sweetened dried cranberries; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp granulated sugar; 1 tbsp cornstarch; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 0.13 tsp ground cloves; 0.13 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; ½ cup cornmeal; ¼ cup almond flour; ¼ cup sweet white sorghum flour; ¼ tsp xanthan gum; ¼ tsp gluten-free baking powder; 0.13 tsp salt; ½ cup ghee, melted; 3 eggs; ¼ cup brown sugar, packed; ½ cup heavy cream, cold; 1 tbsp granulated sugar; ½ tsp pure vanilla extract

A cornmeal-almond cake baked over a spiced cranberry layer and turned upside down so the glossy fruit forms the top. Serve slices with softly whipped cream.

YieldOne 8-inch cake; serves 8
Hands-on40 min
Total2 h 4 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Cranberry layer

1½ cupssweetened dried cranberries
1 cupwater
2 tbspgranulated sugar
1 tbspcornstarch
½ tspground cinnamon
0.13 tspground cloves
0.13 tspground nutmeg
1 tsppure vanilla extract

Cake

½ cupcornmeal
¼ cupalmond flour
¼ cupsweet white sorghum flour
¼ tspxanthan gum
¼ tspgluten-free baking powder
0.13 tspsalt
½ cupghee, melted
3eggs
¼ cupbrown sugar, packed

Whipped cream

½ cupheavy cream, cold
1 tbspgranulated sugar
½ tsppure vanilla extract

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Almond
Birds' eggs (any)
Corn (maize)
Sorghum
Berries (any)
Cranberry
Cinnamon
Clove
Nutmeg
Vanilla
Gums and thickeners
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised
Chewy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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