Apricot- White Chocolate Upside-Down Cake
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Serves 10 peopleCategories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing
Ingredients
- 6 apricots, fresh or canned
- 1 pkg. white or yellow cake mix Plus ingredients needed in package directions, except milk
- Orange juice
- 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
Directions
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 × 13 inch baking dish or 2 (9-inch) cake pans; set aside.
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If using fresh apricots, bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add apricots and cook 15 to 30 seconds. Drain in a colander. When apricots are cool enough to handle, remove skins and cut each in half along the seam. Remove pits; set aside.
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Prepare cake mix according to package instructions, substituting orange juice for the milk. Fold the white chocolate chips into batter.
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Pour melted butter into the bottom of prepared
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pan and swirl to coat. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar. Arrange apricot halves over sugar. Spread cake batter over apricots. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for sheet pan or until a tester inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Run a small knife around the edges of the pan, then invert onto a large wire rack and cool completely.