Rhubarb Anise Upside-Down Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 lb trimmed rhubarb
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup well-shaken buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup milk

Directions:

  1. Make topping: In a well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet melt butter over moderate heat until foam subsides and reduce heat to low. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly onto bottom of skillet and heat, undisturbed, 3 minutes (not all brown sugar will be melted). Remove skillet from heat. Cut enough rhubarb crosswise into 1-inch pieces to measure 3 cups and decoratively arrange, rounded sides down, in one layer over brown sugar.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  3. Make cake: With a mortar and pestle or in an electric coffee/spice grinder finely grind anise seeds. Into a bowl sift together anise, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in vanilla. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed add flour mixture alternately in batches with buttermilk and milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until just combined (do not overbeat).| Spoon batter over rhubarb in skillet, spreading evenly (be careful not to disturb rhubarb), and bake cake in middle of oven until golden, about 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool cake in skillet on a rack 15 minutes.
  4. Run a thin knife around edge of skillet and invert a plate over skillet. Keeping plate and skillet firmly pressed together, invert cake onto plate. Carefully remove skillet and serve cake warm or at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 574.57 Kcal (2406 kJ)
Calories from fat 324.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36g 55%
Cholesterol 138.16mg 46%
Sodium 339.03mg 14%
Potassium 436.03mg 9%
Total Carbs 60.14g 20%
Sugars 38.02g 152%
Dietary Fiber 2.46g 10%
Protein 5.52g 11%
Vitamin C 6.9mg 11%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 162.9mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 272.34 Kcal (1140 kJ)
Calories from fat 153.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.06g 55%
Cholesterol 65.49mg 46%
Sodium 160.7mg 14%
Potassium 206.67mg 9%
Total Carbs 28.51g 20%
Sugars 18.02g 152%
Dietary Fiber 1.17g 10%
Protein 2.62g 11%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 11%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 14%
Iron 0.4mg 5%
Calcium 77.2mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 14
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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