GF Upside Down Cherry Cake

This one took a lottt of trial and error! Since we’re using gluten free flour the cake has a slightly different texture to that of one with gluten. Not as fluffy as a normal cake since there’s a lot of liquid sitting at the bottom so expect it to be a little bit heavier and more dense. Depending on your GF flour your cake may also have a slight rubbery texture

I’ve tried this recipe with both cherries and peaches. Id recommend not using canned fruit as the syrup adds too much moisture. My peaches were canned and the cake was a little too dense however, when I used fresh cherries, the cake came out great.

If you only have plain flour, I would recommend separating your egg yolks and whites and whisking the whites until fluffy just to give your cake a little extra lift.

Your cake will rise in the oven so if you plan on layering them like I have, you’ll need to cut the tops off. If not, I advise waiting until the cake has cooled before flipping it, the weight of it will make the cake sink and become even more dense.

I tried this a second time with a 20cm circular tin and it came out perfectly! This recipe makes two cakes.

Ingredients:

Cake:

Punnet of cherries + brown sugar for sprinkling
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp honey
1/3 Cup almond milk
1 3/4 cup gluten free self raising flour (containing xantham gum, I use woolies own brand)
1 tsp baking powder

Icing:

1 cup Icing sugar
2 tsps Cherry jam
3 tsps Water

Method:

Preheat oven to 180c
Half your cherries and line your tins then sprinkle some brown sugar on top. – I used a 17.5cm x 2.5cm tin
Cream the butter and sugar
Mix in the eggs, milk and honey
Sieve in the flour and baking powder
Split your mixture in two and pour in to your tins
Bake for 22 minutes. Cooking time may vary on your oven and tin size
This recipe makes two cakes
I also made a cherry jam icing for the middle & top- I mixed roughly 1 cup icing sugar with the cherry jam and water. Adjust your water depending on desired consistency

Enjoy!