Recipe for the day ~ Peach Amaretto Upside-Down Cake

Peach Amaretto Upside-Down Cake

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tspn baking powder

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup melted butter

3 Tbspns amaretto liqueur

2 peaches, pitted and thinly sliced

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup white sugar

2 medium eggs

1 tspn almond extract

1/4 cup milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350

Whisk the flour and baking powder together in a small bowl; set aside

Stir the brown sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter and amaretto liqueur in a 9 inch pie pan until the sugar has dissolved

Arrange the peach slices in the pan and sprinkle with the pecans; set aside

In a Large bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and white sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy

Beat in the first egg until well blended then beat in the second egg along with the almond extract

Pour the flour mixture alternating with the milk, mixing until well blended

Gently pour the batter over the peaches and pecans

Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

Cool in pan for 10 minutes before running a knife along the edges and inverting onto a serving plate to cool