There’s something wonderfully dramatic about an upside-down cake, and this macadamia and chocolate version is no exception. A buttery golden-syrup and brown-sugar layer is scattered with lightly roasted macadamias before being topped with a rich, dark chocolate cake batter. Once baked and flipped, the nuts form a glossy, caramelised topping over the soft, chocolatey cake. Serve it as an indulgent dessert or alongside a cup of coffee for an afternoon treat that feels a little extra.
Macadamia and chocolate upside-down cake
Ingredients
- 150 g unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 210 g coarsely chopped macadamias, lightly roasted
- 150 g unsalted butter, extra,softened
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 3 eggs, separated
- 100 g dark chocolate, melted, cooled
- ¾ cup self-raising flour
- ½ cup plain flour
- ½ tbsp dutch-processed cocoa
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp white vinegar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a deep 22cm round cake pan; line base and side with baking paper.
Combine melted butter, brown sugar and golden syrup in a small bowl. Pour over the base of the pan. Sprinkle with macadamias. Refrigerate until required.
Beat extra butter and caster sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time. Stir in chocolate.
Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Stir in combined sifted flours and cocoa alternately with buttermilk and vinegar, in two batches.
Beat the egg whites in a clean small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture in two batches. Spread mixture over the macadamias in the pan.
Bake cake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean; cover the cake loosely with foil if it starts to over-brown. Leave the cake in the pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool. Place any macadamias that may be left in the pan back on top of the cake.
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