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Upside-Down Cake Recipes You'll Flip Over

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By Hannah Agran Updated December 28, 2022
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Peach Melba Upside-Down Cake

Sure, the pineapple upside-down cake is a classic. But why should one fruit have all the fun? Try our upside-down cake recipes featuring pears, peaches, rhubarb, carrots, apples—and pineapple, of course.

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Peach Melba Upside-Down Cake

Peach Melba Upside-Down Cake
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Hello, color! Sunny peaches and ruby raspberries dance across  a tender buttermilk cornmeal cake. It's divine with whipped cream—if you're into that kind of thing.

Related: Ultimate Cake Recipes

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Spiced Pear-Chocolate Upside-Down Cake

Spiced Pear-Chocolate Upside-Down Cake
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Under those gorgeous slabs of buttery fruit, this chocolatey cardamom-laced afternoon tea cake holds a buried treasure of juicy pear bits. (Word to the wise: Our testers recommend keeping the photo of the cake handy when you're slicing the pears.)

Related: Decadent Chocolate Dessert Recipes

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Double-Ginger Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Double-Ginger Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
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Crystallized ginger and powdered dry ginger add welcome zing to an American classic. Fanning the pineapple like flower petals is striking, but also functional—no bare spots between rings.

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Crunchy Yogurt-Granola Upside-Down Cake

Crunchy Yogurt-Granola Upside-Down Cake
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Pineapple who? No fruit here in this upside-down cake, just a brown sugary streusel-like layer of walnuts, coconut and granola baked under (then flipped over) a vanilla coffee cake.

Related: Warm and Comforting Breakfast Breads

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Flourless Rhubarb-Almond Upside-Down Cake

Flourless Rhubarb-Almond Upside-Down Cake
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Our naturally gluten-free cake swaps ground almonds for all the flour and wears a rosy blanket of tart rhubarb and chopped nuts.

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Carrot and Honey Upside-Down Minis

Carrot and Honey Upside-Down Minis
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Sweetly vying for a spot on your Easter brunch table, these cinnamony whole-wheat cakes bake over nests of glazed carrots. Serve warm with extra honey for drizzling.

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Bourbon-Apple-Rye Upside-Down Cake

Bourbon-Apple-Rye Upside-Down Cake
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We hid shredded apple in the cake for extra flavor and moistness, but the real star here is the gorgeous array of fall fruit, glazed with bourbon-infused caramel.

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Cranberry Orange Upside-Down Cake

Cranberry-Orange Upside Down Cake
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Invert this moist cake while it's still warm to reveal a fall kaleidoscope of glistening, tart berries and sweet mandarin oranges.

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