Oooh, I was so excited! For this month’s Secret Recipe Club, I was assigned Jo’s wonderful blog, Cairns Manor. I was already a fan of her facebook page, so I was confident I could find a delicious recipe to try. I would put it up for a vote: Pear Upside Down Cake, Chocolate Chip Banana Bread with Cream Cheese Filling or Best Birthday Cake (a yellow layer cake with chocolate icing)? Luckily, I asked my oldest first…and he was as intrigued as I was about the pear cake, so I made an executive decision. Who needed those other votes?
I had just purchased 20 pounds of Indiana peaches and their scent was filling the kitchen as they ripened. I knew I’d have to substitute the peaches for the pears…as my favorite Bartletts were out of season. I started by making a caramel, then pouring it into a greased cake pan. I arranged peach slices next, then topped with a lovely, light cake batter. After baking, the cake was inverted and all that lovely caramelized sugar glazed the peach slices.
Oh, my, was this delightful…the cake was flipped onto a serving plate, and the lusciously ripe peaches topped a moist cake with a tender crumb. Truly a winner! And, get this…the recipe is from Cooking Light! So a slice of this delectable dessert won’t blow your diet. Hooray! Thanks so much, Jo…it was a pleasure to bake from your blog.
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
3 peaches, peeled, pitted and sliced
1 1/3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
2 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
3 large egg whites
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Drn I wished I had this last monday! My future daughterinlaw is from Kentucky and it was her birthday. Her mom makes this all the time but I only made it with pineapple. So I used a cake mix with peaches as she wanted and it all fell apart! This is perfect I will be making this for her soon she and I thank you in advance! Cant wait to eat it!
Good morning Lizzy! My, you are up early and already posting! This sure caught my attention when I saw it posted on FB! I immediately zoomed over here to read the recipe! It’s sounds so good and I can’t believe that it is from Cooking Light! Thanks for sharing and telling us that it’s another one of your winners! xoxo!
yum….. 20 lbs. of peaches ripening under your nose! Delicious… it is funny how those smells make everything so wonderful! Love the idea of peaches, I wouldn’t have thought -
Yeaaahhhh!!! We are in the same group!!! I am keeping my fingers crossed!!!
This cake looks scrumptious and I think peaches worked wonderfully with it… I mean, look at those pictures! Great job Lizzy!
This sounds awesome…20 lbs of peaches?!!
This looks really yummy and easy!
Amy @ A Little Nosh
Wow great looking recipe! I have yet to make or eat any peaches! New budget starts in a few days and cannot wait to get my hands on some peaches. YUM!
Lizzy, you scored with this dish! Great job on making that “executive decision”! Delicious and healthier than most – I love it!
I wouldnt even know where to start with 20 pounds of peaches!!! Lol. But this cake looks like a great place.
Sounds delicious, I have yet to make an upside down cake. I like this lighter version
I recently made a pineapple upside down cake and wanted to make some changes. I figured I needed some caramel. I love the way you cake turned out. I’m definitely going to try the caramel approach the next time!
What a beautiful and delicious looking cake!! Love it.
I have a special liking for upside down cakes and this peach baby looks so awesome. I can taste it from seeing the picture. Yummy…
You are making me drool…..
Lizzy!! Look amazing and delicious!! like always!! gloria
Peaches and cake, I mean peaches in cake…now I’ll just grab some cream and pour it over a slice. My taste buds are already dancing!
Beautiful cake! Looking forward to seeing what else you make with all those peaches.
I’ve never tried peaches in an upside down cake. This looks so delicious. Yummy!
Ficou mesmo pereitinho e com uma cor fantástica! Beijinho
What a lovely cake, and I really like that you used flavorful summertime peaches. I’m participating in the secret recipe club for the first time in Sept… I’m so excited!
Oh oh oh! I have been *craving peaches in dessert all summer but been too busy to make anything! This upside down cake has reminded me of my peach lust all over again, it looks amazing!
Hi,Lizzy!I like peaches!
Yay! This looks wonderful! I haven’t made this cake in a while, I have nectarines now, I think I will have to dust the recipe off myself. So glad to have had you stalking me this month!
This is a great summer dessert! Looks wonderful!
Just love the arrangement of your peaches! So pretty!
Oh I love the way this dish looks!
This turned out so beautiful! Great job Lizzy! This is a tasty dessert to use up all of those Indiana peaches, too
Looks delish!
Looks awesome – and your pictures are gorgeous!
Wow 20lbs of peaches! Are they all ripen at the same time? LOL. It’s good that you are such a great baker that you can bake to consume them instead of simply eating them. This upside down cake is beautiful!!! Color is perfect and oh I bet the taste is scrumptious!!!
Very pretty…I’m betting that was an amazing cake, Lizzy! I made something similar last winter with apples, and it was so homey!! Loving SRC and seeing everyone’s posts again this month!!!
Beautiful and soo elegant!
I can bet that those peaches smelled delicious and your cake is gorgeous!
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
Looks fabulous! I’ve made a peach upside-down cake with a caramel topping, but mine didn’t turn out looking as nice as yours! I love peaches soooo much–I would love to have twenty pounds of them!
Beautiful cake Liz…love the peaches, specially now that they are in season.
Hope you have a fantastic week ahead
Great Job Lizzy! I will bet that cake tasted fantastic. I am really glad I got you for my SRC this month. It was very hard to decide what of your dishes to make.
I absolutely adore the secret recipe club and as soon as my blog is 6 months old…I am going to re-submit my application! This is an amazing recipe and you have 20 lbs of peaches? Be still my beating heart! Beautiful up-side-down cake!
Oh how I love your pictures, so worth drooling:)) great recipe, and I do love anything with a peach..thanks for sharing, got to try this soon!
Wow, Claudia, that sucks but at least you have this tried and true recipe. So much for commercial mixes, hey? Lizzy, I love peaches – this cake looks amazing!
Lizzy – you certainly did justice to those ripening peaches (and that sentence sent the sweet aroma into my kitchen). Now you have me back at the grocers searching for peaches…
20 ilbs of peaches?! Oh my, I would be in heaven, I just adore peaches.
This sounds so good. I am craving peach something or other. Maybe pie, maybe cake. Definitely peach!!! I love them! Last year I bought 40 pounds of apples so I didn’t even bat an eyelash. Rofl!
I have seen lots of great SRC posts today and this one is awesome too! I love pineapple upside down cake and I love peaches, I’m sure this is a winner!
This cake looks fabulous! I don’t think I have ever had peach upside down cake! This is a great way to use up all those peaches!
This looks absolutely fabulous! Lizzy you have done it again! I am sending hugs your way and a congrats on such a gorgeous upside down cake. Thanks so much for sharing! Btw I finally posted the silly band names Tim and I made up, just for you, hope you like them! =] http://www.freespiriteater.com/2011/08/blog-awards-winners-and-awful-band.html
What a great idea to do a peach upside down cake. And I love that it’s lighter version. I’m sure you’re going to have fun using the rest of your 20 pounds of peaches! Great pick for SRC.
40 pounds of peaches?? Amazing! Sounds like there are Ball jars in your future…and hopefully more delicious cakes; this one is gorgeous. PS – Hope you can convince your hubby to brave SE Asia!
I guess you’re going to be canning some peaches??
And per your recommendation, thank you very much
, I added dried cherries to the fresh cherries in my cookie recipe to give it more bite!
Looks delicious! My kids would love this!
Looks like a yummy cake!
I was in Secret Recipe Club: Group B. Here are my two posts I hope you have time to check them out, if you haven’t seen them already.
http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/08/cucumber-salad-secret-recipe-club.html
http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/08/raspberry-nutella-pizza-secret-recipe.html
Lizzy, how gorgeous is this! And it’s not going to ruin the diet – score!
It looks definely mouth wateringgggggggg
Perfect pure peach heaven on a plate, Lizzy. You’ve done it again!
Gorgeous cake, Lizzy!
I love the peaches on top of the cake and its also one of the my fav fruit, but we pay quite a bit over here for peaches, so I will have it once a while only.
I’m envious of your peaches!!! And the peach cake?? Yes, please! What a wonderful SRC post, Lizzy. I’m really happy to be in your group too.
I just sent this one to my mom, peaches are her favorite and she is looking for a cake for her bunco group later this months. I think we found it!
oh my gosh!! I’m saving this!! yum!!! Glad to have you in Group C
Peaches are wonderful, no less in a cake!
That is A LOT of peaches! Wow…this cake looks absolutely divine! I have some peaches sitting in my fridge right now just waiting to be used…this may be the winner recipe. Thanks!
Wow 20 pounds of peaches!! I’d be making grilled peaches all over. Great pick with the cake, looks very interesting. Glad to have you as part of the group.
Why do you have 20 pounds of peaches lol? And can I have some. I love this new trend of revamped upside down cakes, this is really nice.
I don’t know whether I want this for brunch or dessert. I know, I know… I want it for both!
This cake looks absolutely divine, mmmmmmmmm! 20lbs of peaches. How many of upside down cakes did you make? LOL =D
Very pretty and yummy cake
Congrats on the Top 9 
What a beautiful cake!! Perfect for the end of peach season
I love peaches and this looks yummy. Congrats on making Top 9! YAY!! Well deserved!! : )
Wow does that look fantastic! Congrats on the top nine!
Ok, now I’ve got what might be a stupid question. How exactly do you peel and slice a peach without destroying it?
Congrats on he Top 9 today! I love the caramel on the top of the peaches. I made a similar dish recently, but I like your recipe better. next time I will make your recipe.
It instantly brought a smile to my face when I saw you made the TOP 9, Congratulations!!
Congratulations on making top nine,that sure is an awesome cake. Looks delicious and thanks for the share.
The peaches look wonderfull! The cake looks like a great breakfast treat.. yummy
Congrats for making Top 9 Lizzy!! The Peach Upside Down cake deserves to be in there. All peaches should be there
. Hugs, Jo
Go Lizzy, Congratulations!!
Your peach upside down cake is gorgeous, Lizzy!
Woohoo!!!! You made Top 9…congratulations! Well deserved:DDD
So pretty, the way you lined up the peach slices in a neat row, and they are perfectly glazed!
xoxo
I love fresh peaches, this looks amazing.
I love love love pineapple upside down cake, it’s my fave dessert! I bet I’d like this peach version too. Great SRC pick
The peaches look so lovely on top of this cake. I must admit I have only ever done pineapple upside down cake….oh how I have limited myself. Great job.
I adore pineapple upside down cake and loved it so much as a child. Now I see peach upsidedown cake and the bar is now raised. This is simply divine. I hope that you have a wonderful upcoming holiday weekend.
This upside down cake is heavenly. Really.
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Awesome to be in the Secret Recipe Club with you. Here is my post for September
Hi Lizzy,
Your Peach Upside Cake looks awesome as do all the other recipes. Hope you have a wonderful week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Your cake looked so good that I simply had to make it
. And it’s gone in 3 days (with only one main consumer). Thanks for the recipe!
wow lizzy! this cake looks amazing! i’d take peach over pear and this is seriously making my mouth water right now, mmmm!!
Oh this looks heavenly!! I feel like I can just smell those peaches through the screen!
I don’t know..I followed everything exactly, and I’m a seasoned baker, so I’m pretty confident in my abilities. But I wasn’t that impressed with this recipe–actually that’s putting it mildly. The cake itself doesn’t taste terrible but the peach glaze/sauce is a big turn off, in my opinion. Maybe if it had more flavor? Or maybe it’s my peaches, though they were pretty ripe. I will admit it’s a very pretty cake though. Even my mother was critical of it, and she’s a fan of nearly everything I bake..
Oh, darn it, Lauren…I hate when that happens. It could be so many things…I can only surmise that it was your peaches…but if they had a wonderful peach flavor before you baked, I’m not sure what happened! Sorry this wasn’t a hit