Apricot Pecan Upside-Down Cake

Name: Apricot Pecan Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients: Topping; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1 (15 1/4-ounce) can apricot halves, well-drained; Cake; 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup milk

Apricots, pecans and nutmeg help form the delicious "topping" in this upside-down cake.

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30 min

Prep Time

02 hrs 20 min

Total Time

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Ingredients

Topping

¹/₂ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

¹/₄ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¹/₂ cup chopped pecans

1 (15 1/4-ounce) can apricot halves, well-drained

Cake

²/₃ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons vanilla

³/₄ teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

1 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

¹/₂ cup milk

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 8-inch square baking pan; set aside.
STEP 2

Combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and nutmeg in bowl. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle into prepared pan. Place apricot halves, rounded-side down, on top of brown sugar mixture; set aside.
STEP 3

Combine 2/3 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Continue beating, adding eggs 1 at a time, until well mixed. Add vanilla and lemon zest; continue beating until well mixed.
STEP 4

Beat at low speed, gradually adding flour, baking powder and salt alternately with milk and scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Gently spread batter on top of apricots.
STEP 5

Bake 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen sides of cake from pan by running knife around inside of pan. Invert cake onto serving platter; let stand 5 minutes. Remove pan. Cool completely.