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Cranberry Upside Down Cake with Ricotta Cream

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time55 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 -10
Calories: 605kcal
Author: Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients

Make the Ricotta Cream:

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.*
  • Generously butter the bottom and sides of a 9" x 3" round cake pan.
  • In a small saucepan, place ¼ cup butter and ¾ cups packed brown sugar. On medium high heat, stir the sugar as the butter melts. Once the butter is melted and mixed in well with the sugar, stop stirring and let the mixture simmer for 15 seconds or so.
  • Pour the brown sugar butter mixture into the prepared cake pan. Spread the cranberries on top of the sugar-butter mixture.
  • In a medium bowl vigorously whisk together 1 ¾ cup flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, and scant pinch of cloves.
  • In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to beat ½ cup softened butter until light. Add 1 ½ cups sugar and beat together the sugar and butter until fluffy. Add 3 eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 Tablespoon orange zest and 1 teaspoon orange juice.
  • Mix a third of the dry ingredients into the mixture. Beat in half of the sour cream. Mix in another third of the dry ingredients. Mix in the remaining sour cream. Beat in the remaining dry ingredients and then the milk.
  • Pour batter over the cranberries in the cake pan, and smooth the surface. Place in the preheated oven and lower the heat from 350°F to 325°F. Bake until a tester comes out clean, 55 minutes to an hour. Cool cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a blunt knife around the inside rim of the cake pan to loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. Then turn the cake out onto a platter.

Cook's Note:

  • Preheating and baking temperatures for this recipe are for a light colored (regular silver) pan. If you are using a dark colored non-stick pan, decrease temperature by 25 degrees, and check cake after baking for approximately 45 minutes.
  • Make the Ricotta Cream:
  • Place all ingredients in a blender or the bowl of a food processor.
  • Blend until as smooth as you can get it.
  • Refrigerate for 4 hours before serving. The ricotta cream keeps in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Nutrition

Calories: 605kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 317mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 785IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 206mg | Iron: 2mg