Brown Butter Plum Up-Side Down Yogurt Cake with Pistachios.

Man… me and all my cakes these last few days.

First there was Friday’s big, over the top, and perfectly delicious cake, then on Sunday there was Asher’s simple chocolate on chocolate cake birthday cake (listed in my links), and today we have yet another cake!   But today’s cake is totally different from any cake I have ever made…though I am in love with it all the same.

Plus, I can’t get over the prettiness of these plums. Oh my gosh, lovin all the plums at the moment. It used to be that I was only a nectarine and peach girl, like who the heck wanted to bother with cherries, plums and apricots when you could have peaches or nectarines? Not me I guess, but in the last year that has all changed dramatically. I love any and all stone fruits and I am so excited with all the new (to me) desserts, snacks and even savory dishes I’ve been working on!!

YES, YES, YES! Venturing out of my comfort zones! Didn’t know I had it in me, but I do!

Side Note: I totally had this really fun topic I was thinking of chatting with you guys about earlier…but now I totally, for the life of me, cannot remember what it was that I wanted to talk about. Thinking it was something about my brother or the barn… something. I don’t know, but it is REALLY bugging me that I cannot remember. UGH!!! …Tomorrow!

Oh, but in other fun news Kai is home! He and my dad made me this really cool thing for the barn…you guys will see it soon (hint, hint)!! Oh, and Caitlyn, Kai’s girlfriend, is coming for a quick trip not this weekend, but the next…so I gotta try to get my stuff together so I can actually hang. Easier said than done though.

Life as an adult… it can be kind of rough.

Anyway, back to this pretty cake that’s perfect for late summer, but even better for fall! I hear plums are more a fall fruit than a summer one anyway, is this true? If so, I am so excited, then I can keep on posting plum recipes! Remember on Thursday when I was telling you guys all about these peach baked beans? And how I also made dessert to go with that dinner?? Well, this is that dessert!!

My grandpa was in town visiting and I knew that if I was ever going to make a non-chocolate cake, this was the time.

My grandpa will eat pretty much anything, and while he loves a chocolate dessert just like my mom, I do think he loves a fruity one even more. So I knew this cake would be PERFECT.

And it was…all though, I kind of over cooked the one I served him, so I was a little bummed, but I am pretty sure he still enjoyed it. Plus, that whipped yogurt on top covered my little mistake pretty well. Got to love when you can hide your screw ups, right?!?!

This brown butter plum up-side down yogurt cake is actually pretty wholesome. It’s filled with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, eggs and sweet plums! Oh, and kind of a good amount of browned butter… balance though peeps, balance.

Yep, life is all about the balance.

Here’s the thing. While this cake is easy, it took me a few tries to actually get it looking pretty. Whoever said it’s now sweat to make an upside down cake look perfect was lying their butt off. Either that or I am just not very good at upside down cakes, which could very well be the case. I made three cakes, each tasted awesome, but the problem was my plums kept shifting while cooking. Finally, with the last cake I just used my hands once the cake was finished cooking, and sort of “fixed” the plums into place. Then I just added a big dollop of cream and called it a day.

Worked like a charm. Instead of stressing about getting the perfect looking upside down cake, I just made it pretty with edible flowers and cream. I tell ya, that combo never fails!

Trust me, I know from experience.

Brown Butter Plum Up-Side Down Yogurt Cake with Pistachios.

4.64 from 22 votes

8 Servings

by Tieghan Gerard

calories 611kcal

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Prep20 minutes mins

Cook50 minutes mins

Total1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

This pretty cake is perfect for late summer, but even better for fall! 

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 6 plums
• ▢ 1/4 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 10 tablespoons butter, softened + divided
• ▢ 3/4 cup white whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour
• ▢ 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste*
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• ▢ 1 cup plain greek yogurt
• ▢ zest of 1 lemon
• ▢ 3 eggs, separate the yolks from the whites
• ▢ 1/2 cup milk
• ▢ 1/2 cup pistachios, toasted + chopped

Whipped Yogurt

• ▢ 1 cup heavy cream
• ▢ 1 cup plain greek yogurt
• ▢ 1 tablespoon hazelnut liquor, optional
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ pinch of sea salt

Instructions 

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch spring form pan and place on a baking sheet.
• Arrange the plums in single layer in the bottom of the spring form pan. Sprinkle the plums with brown sugar.
• Melt the 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat until just browned. Butter will melt, foam and froth, then begin to brown along the bottom. Whisk the browned bits of butter off the bottom of the pan. Pour the butter over the plums and place the plums in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the whole wheat flour, white flour, baking powder, vanilla and sea salt to a bowl, set aside.
• To the bowl of a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, beat the butter until fluffy. Slowly add the maple syrup, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it is fully mixed into the butter. Beat in the lemon zest, 3 egg yolks (reserving the whites for later) and the yogurt and milk until creamy and smooth, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.
• Whisk the remaining 3 egg whites in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Slowly fold the egg whites into the batter until just combined.
• Pour the batter over the plums, being careful to spread the batter in an even layer over the plums. Try to not move the position of the plums.
• Bake for about 50-60 minutes, or until golden on the top and baked all the way through. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before removing the sides. Place a serving plate on top of the cake and invert the cake. Carefully remove the bottom of the spring form pan. if any of the plums stick to the spring form pan, just place them back on the cake. Scrape any syrup left on the bottom of the pan off and onto the cake. If desired, the cake can be drizzled with a little maple syrup for extra sweetness.
• To serve, sprinkle the cake with pistachios and dollop with cream (recipe below). Enjoy warm or at room temp.

Whipped Yogurt

• Place the cream and yogurt in the bowl of a stand mixer and whip until soft peaks form. Stir in the hazelnut liquor, vanilla and salt. Keep cold until ready to serve.

Notes

*if you do not have vanilla bean paste or fresh vanilla beans, sub with 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and add it in with the wet ingredients. *If you do not have a spring form pan, the cake can be made in a 9-10 inch cast iron skillet. I did find the spring form pan much easier to use however.

Nutrition

Calories: 611kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 368mg | Potassium: 431mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1185IU | Vitamin C: 6.3mg | Calcium: 177mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

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And we eat our cake.

PS. I totally broke that gorgeous plate last week and I am still so distraught over it. It was one of a kind and my FAVORITE!! 🙁