In Fall, there’s an abundance of persimmons, one of my favorite fruits. It’s delicious consumed fresh, but when there are a lot of extra fruits, it’s a great idea to bake a persimmon cake. In this recipe, I’m using Fuyu persimmons which can be eaten crunchy, or soft and sweet when ripe. There’s another common type of persimmon, the Hachiya, which must only be consumed when fully ripe (it should feel very soft all over, without any hard spot).
For more information regarding different types of persimmons, here’s a great website.
This cake is delicious and not too sweet. I like to serve if with tea or coffee instead of as dessert. The recipe is quite versatile. If persimmons are not in season, you can substitute with pineapple!
Persimmon Upside Down Cake
Equipment
- Mixing bowl, whisk, spatula, spring form pan
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter and extra to grease the pan
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 ripe Fuyu persimmons
- 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1-1/4 tspn baking powder
- 1/4 tspn baking soda
- Pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp butter melted and cooled
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature
Instructions
- Grease the spring form pan and put a circle of parchment paper at the bottom
- Mix together the first 4 ingredients: melted butter, brown sugar and salt and pour it over the parchment paper – spread out to evenly cover the circle of parchment paper
- Cut the persimmons into thick slices (about 1/4 inch thick) and arrange the slices over the butter, brown sugar and salt.
- Preheat over to 350 F
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- Beat the eggs, butter until blended, add the sugar and buttermilk, beat till well mixed
- Pour the wet mixture over the flour mixture and stir until well combined. Do not overmix. Don't worry if there are a few small lumps.
- Carefully pour the mixture over the persimmons, smooth out the top with a spatula
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Insert a knife in the center, it should come out clean. If not bake for extra few minutes.
- After cooling for 5 to 10 minutes, loosen the edge with a knife, put a plate over the top and invert the pan over the plate, release the sides of the spring form pan.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
If you enjoy upside-down type cakes, try this delicious Tarte Tatin recipe!
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