I have been waiting to make this for years, literally. What a great welcome to fall. Just hoping I can find the cranberries. Otherwise, it will be a summery peach upside-downer. Either way, it will be delicious!
I almost made this one my pick…that picture in the book is beautiful and inviting!
So I opted to do the peach upside-downer with fresh peaches from our trees. (and raspberries too!) And let me tell you…it was a hit! So delicious, easy to whip up and pretty. It was a great Labor Day dessert.
I will say that if you sub in a wetter fruit (say, raspberries…), make sure to eat it that day. Thanks to the extra moisture, it will turn into a bit of a pudding cake in a day or so. Not less tasty, but definitely less photogenic and guest-worthy :)
Wondering if we could use a different fruit besides cranberries or peaches.
I think it would work with cherries too. yum.
I used cherries and it was very good!!
I did frozen blueberries–cause I had some that needed to be used. Turned out very good.
I there such a thing as upside down chocolate chip cake???
I bet pineapple would work , if you like it, seeing that this is an upside down cake!
I have kept cranberries frozen all year hoping to make this cake! Its time has come!!!
I’ve been able to find cranberries in the freezer section of the supermarket at times when there aren’t any fresh ones available in the produce section. Might be worth a look if you want to bake the cranberry version.
I was happy to find some frozen cranberries. I love the photo of this cake and have really been wanting to try the cranberry version!
I used cherries and it was wonderful! I used one can Of Oregon Cherries and I will do it again!!
It’s too early for me to use cranberries, and I had some gorgeous peaches. Fabulous dessert!
I made mine with fresh peaches (1 large peach) and it was wonderful. Not too soggy at all which I was afraid it would be.
Ciao !The only cranberries I can find are the dried ones.. any idea ? Thanks !
Hi, Natalia.
Maybe you could soak them in rum (similar to the technique used for raisins.) Let them plump up a bit and pat -dry slightly with a paper towel.
This cake was perfect with nectarines and blueberries. :)
ciao Valerie ! In the end I had some peaches and even raspberries I could use.. as it’s a quite simple cake I’ll try it with dried cranberries when peaches will be gone ! Grazie !
i have started to see nice pears at the farmers’ market. i wonder if they would work as topping. they would certainly go nicely with the cake component.
I’ve made pear and apple upside down cakes. Sounds like it might work with this recipe.
I might try apricots if I can get fresh ones still.
i did the peach one, too. it was really good, so i won’t hesitate to try the cranberry version in cooler weather.
hmmm might try nectarines since i have them and am not a peachy fan… unless i find some frozen cberries
YUM!!!
I made a pineapple upside down cake with tinned pineapple – it worked well, but heed Caitlin’s warning – the cake goes very soft very quickly with wetter fruit.
I was able to get frozen cranberries, so cranberries it is!! Can’t wait to make this!
It’s just cool enough today to start thinking about fall flavors. I’m going to hunt down frozen cranberries if it’s the last thing I do!!!
Well… our grocery store didnt have any fresh peaches OR cranberries of any kind. My choices are apples or canned pineapple. Thoughts?
I’m not sure if the apples would take longer to bake or if you’d need to precook them a bit? I’d pick pineapple just b/c i love pineapple upside down cake :)
I made this yesterday with frozen cranberries and boy is it delicious. The perfect cake for Fall.
Not a cranberry in sight out here in Baltimore! I went with frozen cherries and pecans. DELISH! The cherries were just a tad sweet, which is a good balance for the cinnamon in the cake.
I think, though, that tart cranberries will be perfect, so I’ll probably do this again for Thanksgiving.
I almost made this one my pick…that picture in the book is beautiful and inviting!
So I opted to do the peach upside-downer with fresh peaches from our trees. (and raspberries too!) And let me tell you…it was a hit! So delicious, easy to whip up and pretty. It was a great Labor Day dessert.
I will say that if you sub in a wetter fruit (say, raspberries…), make sure to eat it that day. Thanks to the extra moisture, it will turn into a bit of a pudding cake in a day or so. Not less tasty, but definitely less photogenic and guest-worthy :)
Wondering if we could use a different fruit besides cranberries or peaches.
I think it would work with cherries too. yum.
I used cherries and it was very good!!
I did frozen blueberries–cause I had some that needed to be used. Turned out very good.
I there such a thing as upside down chocolate chip cake???
I bet pineapple would work , if you like it, seeing that this is an upside down cake!
I have kept cranberries frozen all year hoping to make this cake! Its time has come!!!
I’ve been able to find cranberries in the freezer section of the supermarket at times when there aren’t any fresh ones available in the produce section. Might be worth a look if you want to bake the cranberry version.
I was happy to find some frozen cranberries. I love the photo of this cake and have really been wanting to try the cranberry version!
I used cherries and it was wonderful! I used one can Of Oregon Cherries and I will do it again!!
It’s too early for me to use cranberries, and I had some gorgeous peaches. Fabulous dessert!
I made mine with fresh peaches (1 large peach) and it was wonderful. Not too soggy at all which I was afraid it would be.
Ciao !The only cranberries I can find are the dried ones.. any idea ? Thanks !
Hi, Natalia.
Maybe you could soak them in rum (similar to the technique used for raisins.) Let them plump up a bit and pat -dry slightly with a paper towel.
This cake was perfect with nectarines and blueberries. :)
ciao Valerie ! In the end I had some peaches and even raspberries I could use.. as it’s a quite simple cake I’ll try it with dried cranberries when peaches will be gone ! Grazie !
i have started to see nice pears at the farmers’ market. i wonder if they would work as topping. they would certainly go nicely with the cake component.
I’ve made pear and apple upside down cakes. Sounds like it might work with this recipe.
I might try apricots if I can get fresh ones still.
i did the peach one, too. it was really good, so i won’t hesitate to try the cranberry version in cooler weather.
hmmm might try nectarines since i have them and am not a peachy fan… unless i find some frozen cberries
YUM!!!
I made a pineapple upside down cake with tinned pineapple – it worked well, but heed Caitlin’s warning – the cake goes very soft very quickly with wetter fruit.
I was able to get frozen cranberries, so cranberries it is!! Can’t wait to make this!
It’s just cool enough today to start thinking about fall flavors. I’m going to hunt down frozen cranberries if it’s the last thing I do!!!
Well… our grocery store didnt have any fresh peaches OR cranberries of any kind. My choices are apples or canned pineapple. Thoughts?
I’m not sure if the apples would take longer to bake or if you’d need to precook them a bit? I’d pick pineapple just b/c i love pineapple upside down cake :)
I made this yesterday with frozen cranberries and boy is it delicious. The perfect cake for Fall.
Not a cranberry in sight out here in Baltimore! I went with frozen cherries and pecans. DELISH! The cherries were just a tad sweet, which is a good balance for the cinnamon in the cake.
I think, though, that tart cranberries will be perfect, so I’ll probably do this again for Thanksgiving.
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