"The combination of almond meal and self-raising flour results in a light, soft crumb for the perfect afternoon tea cake" - Jessica Brook.
18 recipes that prove upside-down cakes are back
We’ve turned the dessert playbook on its head to serve up rich, satisfying and simply gorgeous cakes that will turn your frown upside-down. These are our best upside-down cake recipes.
Yotam Ottolenghi's upside-down date cake with marmalade
Yotam Ottolenghi proves there’s nothing sweeter than a nostalgic upside-down cake, re-imagined here with a marmalade you’ll want to spread on everything.
Bruleed upside-down mandarin cake
Keep the party going with Phoebe Wood and Georgie Esdaile's scrumptious bruleed upside-down mandarin cake.
Yotam Ottolenghi's upside-down lemon pudding with lemon-maple butter
We’re raising a toast to Yotam Ottolenghi’s brilliant lemon cake. It’s zesty and sweet.
Orange, olive oil and dessert wine upside-down cake
"We have evoked the flavour of the Mediterranean with this olive oil and orange pairing for a super-moist, rich cake" – Phoebe Wood
Fresh ideas
Grapes
Grapes are at their peak right now, look for firm, bright fruit for a sweet juicy snack.
Upside-down carrot loaf with candied fennel
Far from your average carrot cake.
Salted butter, lemon and rosemary cake
Simple ingredients, extraordinary flavour.
Pineapple upside-down cake
Could it get any more classic or wholesome than a pineapple upside-down cake?
Pear, sage and almond upside-down tray cake
Admire the intricate layers of this cake from above.
Pineapple and ginger upside-down cake
This summer cake will impress at any feast. This is an edited extract from Always Add Lemon by Danielle Alvarez (Hardie Grant, $50). Photography © Benito Martin and Jess Johnson.
Honey, apple and jasmine tea cake
"This cake works beautifully with firm persimmons in place of the apples" - Jessica Brook
Caramel apple upside-down cake
Celebrate Mother's day with this luscious caramel apple upside-down cake.
Banana upside-down cake with Bundy rum sauce
Valli Little turns banana cake on its head and drizzles it with a rich rum sauce using Queensland's very own Bundaberg rum.
Upside-down apple and almond cake with pistachios
With a moist almond meal base, this upside down cake by Alex Herbert is an elegant take on the classic.
Upside-down rhubarb, ginger and almond cake
Katie Quinn Davies says, "Upside-down rhubarb cake spiked with ginger is for lovers of tart fruit".