Upside-Down Luxury Nut Cake
Ingredients
Cake mixture
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup ground almonds
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 1/2 cup fine-grained sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
Nut mixture
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup almond slices
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
Preparation
Set the rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 180°C.
Prepare a 10-inch round cake pan.
For the nut mixture, spread the butter in the bottom of the pan and swirl to coat the sides, then sprinkle the brown sugar, drizzle the honey, and spread the almonds and pine nuts.
For the cake mixture, on a piece of parchment paper or in a deep bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt, then add the ground almonds and set aside.
In the mixer bowl, place the butter and sugar, attach the whisk attachment, and beat on medium speed for 3 minutes until light and creamy, then add the eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed until incorporated.
Add the flour mixture and buttermilk, and beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
Pour the cake batter over the nut mixture in the pan.
Bake the cake for 40 minutes, then test for doneness with a wooden toothpick; it should come out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven, immediately invert it onto a serving plate, leave the pan on the cake for 5 minutes, then remove it.
Let the cake cool completely before serving.
