Plum Upside-Down Cake

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 cups pitted sliced plums
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup finely ground pecan
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel

Directions

1. 1

   Place 3 tablespoons butter in a 9x9 baking pan. Put in the oven at 350 degrees until butter is just melted.

2. 2

   Remove from oven and stir in brown sugar and water until combined. Spread to an even layer in the pan.

3. 3

   Arrange plum slices on top of the sugar mixture in the pan.

4. 4

   In a large bowl mix flour, pecans, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

5. 5

   Add milk, 5 tablespoons butter, eggs and vanilla. Beat with a mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium for 1 minute.

6. 6

   Stir in orange peel.

7. 7

   Spoon batter over top of plums in pan.

8. 8

   Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.

9. 9

   Loosen sides of cake from pan and invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm.