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Baking: Cakes, Cookies, Muffins: Blueberry Upside-Down Cake
Thanks to our Recipe Makeover, this tasty cake is a lower-calorie twist on the retro classic. It's far lower in calories, fat and saturated fat than the traditional upside-down cake of years ago.
Author: US Highbush Blueberry Council, adapted by CalorieKing staff
Date: August 04, 2009
Suggestions: Upside-down cakes are usually made in a pan with a curved bottom, baked, then turned over, allowed to set, and served upside-down.
Turning the cake upside down is a critical process, in order to avoid parts of the cake from sticking to the pan. In this case, flouring the pan is not advised.
Serves: 6 person(s)
Yield: 6 x wedges
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 30 mins
Ingredients:
Traditional upside-down cakes were made using syrupy pineapple or other fruit, whole milk, extra butter and sugar, rendering a calorie-laden dessert.
This made-over recipe trims and/or replaces the higher-calorie ingredients with lower-calorie, such as replacing whole milk with lower-fat milk, syrupy fruit with frozen blueberries, and cutting back on added sugar. The result is a tasty cake, reminiscent of the past. | Recipe Makeover |
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2 cup frozen blueberries, not thawed
2 Tbsp sugar (1/8 cup) *
1 tsp cornstarch
1 package (about 6.5 oz) muffin mix, dry, any flavor (such as Krusteaz Fat-Free Wild Blueberry)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup low-fat milk
1 container (6 oz) fat-free, low-sugar blueberry yogurt (such as Dannon Light 'n Fit)
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| Traditional Recipe |
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1 stick + 4 Tbsp unsalted stick butter, divided
1 cup unpacked brown sugar
8 slices canned pineapple slices, in light syrup
8 maraschino cherries, drained
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup whole milk
1 large egg
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Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray an 8-inch round baking pan with vegetable cooking spray; set aside.
Rinse blueberries with cold water and pat dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl, stir sugar with cornstarch; add blueberries, toss to coat well. Spread blueberries in the prepared pan.
In a medium bowl, blend muffin mix, egg and milk until batter is slightly lumpy (do not over-mix); gently spread batter over berries.
Bake in preheated oven until center springs back when gently pressed, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan; carefully invert onto a cake plate. Serve cake wedges with yogurt.
Variations:
* This original recipe called for more sugar. If desired and for a sweeter cake, make cake with 1/4 cup sugar instead of 1/8 cup (2 Tbsp).
Serving suggestion is not included in the nutritional analysis.
Nutritional Information
(Per Serving)
| Makeover | Traditional |
| Calories: | 189 cals | 407 cals |
| Kilojoules: | 789 kJ | 1,701 kJ |
| Fat | 1.3 g | 18.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 40.9 g | 57.7 g |
| Protein | 4.7 g | 4.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 33.3 mg | 46.6 mg |
| Sodium | 276 mg | 265 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5 g | 6.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.9 g | 1.2 g |
| Calcium | 90.0 mg | 140.0 mg |
| Total Sugars | 23.5 g | 38.7 g |
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