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Persimmon Upside Down Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Persimmon Upside Down Cake

17 ingredients 25 min + 35 min 1 9-inch cake openrecipes
Persimmon Upside Down Cake

"Just like a pineapple upside-down cake but with persimmons instead! You can use soft persimmon pulp to make the batter or just use a standard white cake batter recipe."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

839
Calories
16g
Protein
34g
Fat
120g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pecans 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) 196
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Topping not in our table 0
Persimmon not in our table 0
Cake not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • For the Topping:
  • 3 tablespoons margarine
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 large ripe persimmons, peeled and sliced
  • For the Cake:
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 cups persimmon pulp
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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