Nectarine Upside Down Cake
Serves: 10
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ingredients
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6 slices Smithfield Naturally Hickory Smoked Bacon, fried crisp and drained (crumble and mince)
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1/4 cup butter and 2 tablespoons butter, melted and slightly cooled
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2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
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2 cups peeled and sliced fresh nectarines
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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4 eggs, separated
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1 teaspoon imitation vanilla flavoring
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 cup sifted cake flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
Steps
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Melt the 1/4 cup butter in a 10-inch skillet; remove from heat. Stir in brown sugar until combined; spread evenly in skillet. Arrange nectarines atop brown sugar mixture; sprinkle with chopped pecans and minced bacon.
In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and vanilla with an electric mixer at medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
In a small bowl, combine egg yolks and the 2 tablespoons melted butter; stir into egg white mixture.
Sift together flour and baking powder. Sprinkle about one-fourth of the flour mixture at a time over the beaten egg mixture; gently stir in by hand. Carefully spread batter atop nectarines.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen edges of cake; carefully invert skillet and cake onto serving platter. Lift off skillet. Cool cake about 30 minutes more.
Recipe Submitted By nelson
