Apricot Upside-Down Cake

Steps to make

1. 1

   Prepare egg whites

   30 min
   

   In a small bowl, allow egg whites to stand for 30 minutes, until room temperature.

2. 2

   Preheat oven

   5 min

   Preheat oven to 350 °F.

4. 3

   Butter pan

   3 min
   

   Melt butter in a 9-inch baking pan, in the oven for 3-4 minutes. Swirl to coat the entire base, evenly.

5. 4

   Add brown sugar

   2 min
   

   Sprinkle brown sugar over the melted butter.

6. 5

   Add apricots

   3 min
   

   Arrange the apricot halves, cut-side up, along the bottom, over the brown sugar.

7. 6

   Combine dry ingredients

   2 min
   

   In a small bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt and mix to combine.

8. 7

   Combine wet ingredients

   3 min
   

   In a large bowl, beat egg yolks on a high speed, gradually adding the sugar, until thick and lemon-colored.

9. 8

   Combine wet and dry ingredients.

   2 min
   

   Fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients bowl and mix until smooth.

10. 9

    Beat egg whites

    3 min
    

    Once egg whites have reached room temperature, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Then, fold egg whites into the batter.

11. 10

    Bake

    35 min
    

    Pour the batter mixture over the apricot halves and place the dish in the oven. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

12. 11

    Cool

    10 min
    

    Allow to cool for 10 minutes before flipping over onto a serving plate.

13. 12

    Serve

    

    Serve warm.