Save the pineapple for your pizza.
Butupside-down cakescan be so much more, and perhaps even better, when made with other fruit.
You don’t have to fundamentally change anything about the cake recipe.
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Simply artful arrange your fruit of choice and bake away.
What Fruit Works For An Upside-Down Cake?
Some ingredients that work well may surprise you.
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(More things work than you would think).
Bananas are a great example.
(Just don’t use them ones that are ripe, they’re basically already mush.)
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This will ensure a clean release, plus upside-down cakes are delicious served warm.
Can You Use Frozen Fruit?
you’ve got the option to, and you don’t even need to thaw the fruit.
In fact, it’s best you don’t.
Skillet or Cake Pan?
The nice thing about upside-down cakes is that they can be made in a wide-variety of pans.
Is There A Right Way To Arrange Fruit For An Upside-Down Cake?
You want to create a single, even layer no matter what kind of fruit you use.
While berries can be kept whole, items like apples and peaches need to be sliced down.
The ideal thickness is about a 1/4-inch.
