Caramel Peach Upside Down Cake uses fresh, juicy peaches, sliced, covered in a caramel glaze. Served with whipped or ice cream, this dessert is fantastic!

The Best Caramel Peach Upside Down Cake Recipe

I love peaches and every year I make this easy recipe at least twice during peach season! This recipe for Caramel Peach Upside Down Cake is a definite keeper.

I have to admit, sometimes I add extra, store bought, caramel sauce to this cake when serving and I always keep some inside my fridge! I love caramel on top of this and other delicious desserts! Am I the only one?

I love the way this Caramel Peach Upside Down Cake looks on a serving plate! I know I am not the only one eagerly anticipating a slice! This is one of those occasions where you actually can eat dessert first! Peach season only comes around once a year!

How do I know when peaches are ripe?

Color of the peaches:

The color you need to look for is the background color of the fruit and not the red, highlight. Plant breeders have bred the color red into a lot of peaches grown around the world currently because it helps sell the fruit. The real color you want to look for is yellow and it should be deep golden color, not pale at all.

Feel of the peaches:

You can tell if a peach is ripe or not by a gentle, yet firm squeeze, that is not hard enough to bruise it, with your fingers. If there’s a little bit of a give there, then it means that the fruit is almost ripe but not quite. I would still leave such a peach on the kitchen counter for another couple of days until it is actually soft to very soft.

Look of the skin:

This is the most telling. You can tell that a peach is ready to eat by looking for signs of shriveled skin around the stem. When you see wrinkles, that’s the sign of an excellent peach that is ripe and ready to go.

Ingredients for Caramel Peach Upside Down Cake

fresh, ripe, peaches
butter
sugar
heavy or whipping cream

Cake

shortening
sugar
eggs
vanilla
flour
salt
baking powder
milk

How do I make a Caramel Peach Upside Down Cake?

First, you have to find some perfectly ripe peaches. Once you have done that, you are ready to go!

In a large skillet, over low heat, melt butter, brown sugar and cream. Stir until mixture is smooth.

If using a cake pan, pour the topping from the saucepan and spread it evenly across the bottom of the pan. Put your peach slices on top of the topping in any pattern your want.

In a large sized mixing bowl, blend shortening and sugar together until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until creamy. Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk and blend until mixture is smooth again.

Gently spoon batter on top of your peaches and use a spatula to spread batter evenly on top.

Bake until the cake is golden all over the top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cut cake into slices and serve with whipped cream or ice cream if you prefer.

If you are interested, have a look at The Best Apple Upside Down Cake. I love it just as much as our Caramel Peach Upside Down Cake!

Have a peek at our video so you can see just how easy this dessert is to make! Then you will have to try it for yourself!