Plum-Spice Upside Down Cake Recipe - Cooking Index
Sweet, juicy plums make this light gingerbread cake a feast for both the eyes and the appetite.
Courses: Dessert1 | Butter-flavor cooking spray | |
= (5 one-second sprays per serving) | ||
9 | Plums - unpeeled, sliced (small) | |
1/3 cup | 53g / 1.9oz | Dark brown sugar |
1/2 cup | 99g / 3.5oz | Reduced-calorie margarine |
1 cup | 198g / 7oz | Egg (large) |
1 cup | 198g / 7oz | Egg white (large) |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Vanilla extract |
1 cup | 237ml | Splenda No Calorie Sweetener |
1 cup | 62g / 2.2oz | All-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Baking soda |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Ground cinnamon |
1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Ground ginger |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Powdered sugar |
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray. Spread plums in pan, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat together remaining brown sugar and margarine until creamy. Beat in egg, egg white and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl, for 1 minute. Beat in Splenda at medium speed for 1 minute.
In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger. Stir into egg batter and beat at low speed for 30 seconds to mix (batter will be thick); gently spoon batter over plums, spreading with back of spoon.
Bake cake until sides begin to pull away from pan and cake is light golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside 30 minutes.
Place a large platter over pan and invert cake onto platter. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into 9 squares.
This recipe yields 9 servings.
Points® Value: 5
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