Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Caramel-Date Upside-Down Buttermilk Cake

Posted by - Jess
I stumbled across this recipe: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2009/03/caramel_date_upside_down_cake and I love dates so I had to try it.
The recipe calls for making the caramel right in the pan it is going to bake in which was interesting to do. Butter and sugar caramelized is so good!

After the caramel is all ready the sliced dates get arranged in the pan.


Ready to go into the oven.

Fresh out of the oven!
I think the cake needed a little more caramel on the top but other than that I am happy with how it came out.

A fun choice with a lot of possibilities! Thank you for posting how to make buttermilk as it was very useful.





13 comments:

Rena said...

Wow! That is a gorgeous cake! Well done. :)

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

ths a well anked cake i hv seens....looks so cute with the dates on top...ummmmmm

Arthi said...

Never used dates in cake. Must be really delicious. Looks awesome and yummyyy

Simplyfood said...

Cake looks so wonderful.I am sure it will taste amazing too.

Colleen said...

that looks fantastic. a friend of mine gave me this huge container of fresh dates-I was so afraid they might go to waste! Now I know where to use them!

Unknown said...

Do you know I've never eaten dates? I have no idea what they taste like! The cake looks really good, though!

Jessica said...

Thanks so much everyone!

@Colleen, I bet the cake will taste so much better with fresh dates!

@Veronica, you're not the first person I've met who has never tasted a date. They are worth a try, so yummy!!

Tina said...

Beautiful cake! And anything covered in caramel is a go-er.

Unknown said...

its amazing i like this cake looks delicious
thanks for wonderful recipe

Mary Bergfeld said...

This really looks incredible. I found your blog by chance and had intended a quick pop in to say hello. I was, instead, lured by your earlier posts and stayed much longer than I planned. I really like your recipes and the very pleasant tone of your blog. I'll be back as often as I can. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

Joyce said...

This sounds so delicious!
Joyce

Chef Dennis Littley said...

this cake sounds soooooo delicious!! would love to try it!

Joanne said...

I love caramel! This cake sounds delicious.