Blackberry Upside-down Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly-packed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
• 1/4 walnuts, chopped
• 3 cups fresh blackberries
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a 10-inch cast-iron frying pan or a 9x2-inch cake pan over low heat, melt butter or margarine.
• 3 stir in brown sugar until blended. remove from heat.
• 4 sprinkle lemon zest over the brown sugar. sprinkle chopped nuts over the top.
• 5 arrange the blackberries in an even layer over the nuts; set aside.
• 6 in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 7 add egg, milk, and butter; beat 2 minutes.
• 8 add lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract; beat 2 minutes.
• 9 pour over blackberries in frying pan, spreading evenly.
• 10 bake 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 11 remove from oven and cool 5 minutes on a wire rack. run knife around edge of pan to loosen; cover with a cake plate and invert.
• 12 serve warm.