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Ginger Peach Upside Down Cake

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Servings: 1 cake
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Five Spice, Vegetarian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large peaches or pears!
Syrup
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2-3 slices ginger root
Cake
  • ½ cup butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1½ cups flour sifted
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 Tablespoon ginger powder

Method
 

  1. Peel and slice fruit, arrange in well greased pan (see picture)
  2. Melt butter, brown sugar, and ginger slowly to make syrup. Remove ginger. Pour syrup over peaches.
  3. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and mix well.
  4. Blend remaining ingredients then add to butter-sugar-egg mix.
  5. Spread over peaches. Batter is dense, use hands to spread.
  6. Bake at 350F for 40-50 minutes. Check at 30 minutes!