How to Make an Upside Down Dates Cake at Home

 How to Make an

Upside Down Dates Cake at Home

Ingredients:

Dates as required 

Prepare caramel sauce:

Sugar 1/3 cup

water 2-3 tablespoons

butter 60 gr

Vanilla Essence ½ teaspoon

Salt 1 pinch or to taste

Prepare the cake mix:

1 & ¼ cup all-purpose flour

Cinnamon powder ½ tbsp

salt ¼ teaspoon

yeast powder 1 teaspoon

¼ cup almond flour

200 g unsalted butter (room temperature)

powdered sugar 1 cup

Eggs 5 (room temperature)

vanilla essence 1 teaspoon

caramel syrup or honey

Preparation:

Halve the dates with a sharp knife, remove the pits and set aside.

Prepare caramel sauce:

In a saucepan add the sugar and water and turn on the heat, spread evenly and cook over very low heat until caramelized and brown.

Add the butter and stir well until the butter melts.

Add the vanilla essence, salt and whip well and place the caramel sauce in an 8-inch pan lined with parchment paper, spreading the caramel evenly in the pan.

Arrange the date halves, cut-side up, in a circle over the caramel sauce, covering the entire bottom, and set aside.

Prepare the cake mix:

In a bowl, place a sieve, add all-purpose flour, cinnamon powder, salt, baking powder and sift all dry ingredients together.

Add the almond flour, mix well and set aside.

In another bowl add the butter and beat well.

Add powdered sugar and beat well.

beat well the eggs one at time .

Add vanilla essence and beat until just combined (do not overmix).

Now add the dry ingredients and fold until combined.

Pour the batter into the pan with the dates and gently spread over the arranged dates and pat in several times.

Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 50 to 55 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

after removing from oven let cool completely

Slice, drizzle with caramel syrup or honey and serve!