Whether you are hosting a holiday gathering or just craving something sweet, this persimmon upside-down cake with Bacardi Coconut Rum offers a flavorful fusion that is sure to impress.
Our Persimmon Upside-Down Cake with Bacardi Coconut Rum has a unique combination of fresh, juicy persimmons and the delicate tropical overtones of Bacardi Coconut Rum add a pleasant touch to the classic pineapple upside-down cake, making it an irresistible sweet treat for any occasion.
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Persimmon Upside-Down Cake With Bacardi Coconut Rum.
Here are all the ingredients You Will Need.
Baking Powder
Persimmon
Almond Essence
Maraschino Cherries
Bacardi Rum
Vanilla Extract
Unsalted Butter
All-purpose flour
Nutmeg
Brown Sugar
Eggs
Persimmon Preserve
Persimmon Upside-Down Cake with Bacardi Coconut Rum.
Another interesting way to use persimmon fruits while they are in season. This Persimmon Upside-Down Cake is perfect for any holiday season or as a dessert after supper. It's sweet, moist and flavorful. You will enjoy making this mastermind of a cake.
Equipment
- 2 Bowls
- Mixer or Whisk
- 3 Baking Pans (4 Inches)
- Spoon
- Cutting Board
- Knife
Ingredients
The Cake Batter
- 1 Stick Unsalted Butter
- ½ cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup All-purpose Flour
- 2 Medium Eggs
- ½ cup Orange Juice
- 2 tbsp Bacardi Coconut Rum
- 1 tsp Nutmeg, grated
- 2 tbsp Persimmon Marmalade Preserve (see my blog for recipe)
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp Baking Powder
The Downlow Of The Upside-Down
- 1 large Pesrsimmon Fruit
- 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 3 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 2 whole Maraschino Cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
Lets Prepare The Cake Batter
- In a mixing bowl add butter and sugar.
- Use a hand mixer to cream together the butter and sugar. My mixer broke, so I had to improvise with a whisk. Whisk until the sugar dissolves and the butter is smoothly creamed.
- To the creamed sugar mixture, add the eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, and orange juice. Mix very well until all ingredients are uniform.
- Pour the Bacardi Coconut Rum to the batter. This is optional, but it adds a buzz to the cake.
- In a bowl, sift flour and baking powder. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture into the wet ingredients using a spoon.
- Use a wooden spoon to mix the ingredients until the cake mixture is smooth.
- Add the persimmon marmalade preserve to the cake batter mixture.
- The addition of the persimmon marmalade is optional. The persimmon preserve is added to improve the flavor and texture. You may use an orange marmalade as a substitute.
The Downlow Of The Upside-Down -Preparing The Baking Pan
- Add about 1 tbsp of butter to each baking pan.
- Over low flame, heat butter until melted. To the melted butter add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- Peel the persimmon. Cut fruit in half and thinly slice persimmon into wedges. These wedges will be used to form a layered pattern onto the buttery sugar base of each pan.
- Cut Mariachino cherries in half. Place the half cherry into the center of each of the 3 pans, with the rounded end down first.
- Layer each wedge onto the butter and sugar layer around the centered cherry in each baking pan.
- Pour the cake mixture into the persimmon-layered pan, filling it about 3/4 of the way. Gently tap each pan on a hard surface to distribute the batter evenly and release any air pockets.
- On a baking tray, place the 3 baking pans with the cake mixture. Pour warm water around the cake pan up to one inch up the sides.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake for 30 to 45 minutes. Please check at 30 minutes in. Insert a knife or skewer down the center. If the inserted knife comes out clean, take the pans out of the oven. If not, keep it in the oven for another 10–15 minutes.
- Allow the cake to cool down for 10 minutes. Gentle flip over onto a serving plate and gently tap to release from the pan.
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Notes
You can purchase these Mini Cake Pan Sets on Amazon by clicking HERE. If you do not have 4-inch baking pans, an 8-inch pan will suffice. Keep in mind that baking times vary depending on the type of oven and the size of the baking pan. In addition, check at various periods and test for doneness.
Persimmon Upside-Down Cake With Bacardi Coconut Rum
Persimmon Cake
The upside-down Persimmon Cake.
This looks so delicious!😋 Can’t wait to try!
These looks amazing! I’ll be trying these out for sure
That looks absolutely mouth watering. I would love to make this over the Christmas break!
Wow—that sounds SO good! I also love how you took pics of the ingredients. It took some of the guesswork out of the recipe.
Why have I never thought about putting rum in my upside-down cake before?!? Seems genius! Thank you for sharing this. Your presentation is always so beautiful!
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Wow these look and sound amazing. It’s something that I wouldn’t have thought to make. They would be beautiful on the table of any celebration or holiday. Thank you for this recipe and for helping me discover a new dessert!
Thank you for your kind words. Thanks for the rating and comment. Hope you get to try my Persinnom cake soemday
This sounds beautifully spiced and looks so delicious — a perfect recipe for something that’s packed full of flavour.
I normally do not like persons, but this looks so good!
Winnie, give my persimmon cake a try; you will like it.
I have never baked with Persimmons fruit but I am always up to trying new things. This looks delicious. I love pineapple upside-down cake so I am sure to love this.
Thank you Cori.
You had me at Bacardi Coconut Rum! Joking aside, I don’t think I have ever heard of this before so this is something completely new to me, but you make everything look so delicious!
Thank you Marie. The persimmon upside down cake was really good.
Love the tropical flavors and I’m sure the combination of coconut rum in the cake with persimmons on top would be great. Can’t wait to try it!
Thank you Vaishali.
Looks so good! I’ve never tried persimmons. If I can’t find, what would you sub it out with? Mango maybe?
Laurie, mango will give a different flavor. But any fruit will work.
This looks absolutely delicious…good idea for Thanksgiving dessert too!
Thank you Spicy Rocking Chair.
This looks so yummy. I’ve never had had persimmon before, but if it’s anything like the pineapple upside down cake, I’m certain I would enjoy it. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you Kimberley. The persimmon cake is similar to the pineapple upside down cake, but has its own unique flavor.
Yummy! It sounds so tasty with Bacardi. Great recipe!
Thank you Jamie.