Orange Upside-Down Cake
6
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 40 min • Prep: 45 min • Cook: 25 min • Serves: 16 • Difficulty: Easy
Get your ingredients organized and prepped, and this cake will come together in a snap.


Ingredients
Cooking spray
5 spray(s)
Orange
4 large, navel variety
Fresh orange juice
½ cup(s), from some of the above oranges
Packed light brown sugar
3 tbsp(s)
Cornstarch
1 tbsp(s)
Ground cinnamon
½ tsp(s)
All-purpose flour
1¾ cup(s)
Sugar
¾ cup(s), granulated
Baking powder
2 tsp(s)
Baking soda
1 tsp(s)
Table salt
½ tsp(s)
Canola oil
¼ cup(s)
Raw egg
2 large
Egg whites
1 serving(s), large
Plain fat free Greek yogurt
¼ cup(s)
Vanilla extract
2 tsp(s)
Powdered sugar (confectioner's)
2 tbsp(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
2
Prep oranges: Finely zest 1 orange (you'll have about 1 Tbsp zest); set zest aside. Juice that orange, plus 1 more (you'll have about 1/2 cup juice); set juice aside. Thinly slice remaining oranges; set aside (leaving peels on or off - the choice is yours).
3
In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, cornstarch, and ¼ tsp cinnamon; sprinkle 3 Tbsp mixture in bottom of prepared pan. Arrange orange slices in pan in an even layer, with some curving up the sides of pan. Sprinkle on remaining brown sugar mixture; set aside.
4
In a large bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and remaining ¼ tsp cinnamon.
5
In another bowl, whisk together oil, reserved orange zest and juice, eggs, egg white, yogurt, and vanilla. Continue to beat ingredients until smooth and yogurt is fully incorporated.
6
Fold half of wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk until combined. Add remaining wet ingredients; whisk 1 minute.
7
Pour batter into pan over oranges; let rest for 3 minutes. Bake cake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven; let cool on a wire rack.
8
With a knife or spatula, loosen cake edges from pan. Place a plate or platter on top of pan, turn pan over, and carefully lift pan off cake. Dust with powdered sugar; slice into 16 pieces and serve.
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