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It's cake slice time once again! This time we are baking a Orange Almond Caramel Upside down cake. The batter was so fragrant from the orange zest, and fresh orange juice, and for the caramel sauce I used orange honey, to give it more of the  orange flavor. I  baked mine in a springform pan which worked wonderfully. I hope you enjoy this recipe. I think it's a keeper!










Makes one 9 inch round cake
Orange Almond Caramel Upside-Down Cake
(Recipe from Cake Keeper Cakes by Lauren Chattman)

Ingredients – Topping
1 cup sliced almonds
 6 tbsp (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
 1⁄4 cup honey

For the Cake
11⁄2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
 1⁄2 tsp baking soda
 1⁄4 tsp salt
1⁄2 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
 1⁄4 cup orange juice
 1 tsp vanilla extract
1⁄2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp grated orange zest

Method - Topping
Heat the oven to 350F. Grease a 9 inch round non stick cake pan and line the base with parchment paper. Dust with flour. Spread the nuts on a baking tray and toast until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Heat the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until foaming. Whisk in the brown sugar, turn the heat to low, and cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes. Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth with a spatula. Drizzle over the honey and scatter over the toasted nuts.

Method - Cake

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Combine the sour cream, eggs, orange juice and vanilla in a glass measuring cup and beat lightly. Combine the butter and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream with an electric mixer on medium high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice. Stir in the orange zest.
With the mixer on medium-low speed, pour the egg mixture into the bowl in a slow stream, stopping the mixer once or twice to scrape down the sides. Turn the mixer to low speed and add the flour mixture, 1⁄2 cup at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Then mix of 30 seconds on medium speed. Pour the batter over the almonds, gently spreading it into an even layer.
Bake 35-40 min