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Apricot-Cherry Upside Down Cake

Ali Segersten (author)
Apricot-Cherry Upside Down Cake (gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free)
Apricot-Cherry Upside Down Cake (gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free)

This cake can be made with just about any fruit. Try sliced peaches, blueberries, cranberries with orange zest, or Italian Plums. If you make it with fruit that contains less liquid, like apples or bananas, then you will only need 1 tablespoon of arrowroot powder in the fruit part instead of two. You can use either butter or coconut oil in this recipe. I used pastured butter in my test recipes. Pastured means that the cows were grazing on grasses instead of eating grains (which is, of course, what they are designed to be doing). This also makes their butterfat a good source of nutrients, like vitamins K2 and A (though K values can vary widely). Butter from grain-fed cows doesn't have vitamin K2 because they are not consuming any K1 from green leafy, grassy foods. 

Ingredients

Fruit

8 apricots pitted and halved
1 large handfuls cherries pitted and halved
1 tablespoons room temperature butter (or coconut oil)
1 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder (or tapioca flour)

Dry Ingredients

6 tablespoons coconut flour
6 tablespoons arrowroot powder (or tapioca flour)
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoons sea salt

Wet Ingredients

4 large eggs
4 tablespoons melted butter (or coconut oil)
4 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoons organic almond flavoring

Nutrition Facts

Per serving Recipe serves 6

Calories from
  • Protein 20%
  • Net carbs 26%
  • Fat 54%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
Calories
464kcal
Protein
22.8g
Total Carbohydrates
34.6g
Dietary Fiber
5.1g
Net Carbs
29.5g
Total Sugars
18.5g
Glucose
2g
Fructose
12.5g
Maltose
0.03g
Galactose
0.53g
Total Fat
27g
Saturated Fat
12.9g
Monounsaturated Fat
8.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat
3.5g
Trans Fat
0.45g
Cholesterol
628mg
Sodium
526mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin C
7.3mg
Thiamin (B1)
0.09mg
Riboflavin (B2)
0.98mg
Niacin (B3)
0.44mg
Pantothenic Acid (B5)
2.6mg
Vitamin B6
0.31mg
Folate (B9)
82µg
Vitamin B12
1.5µg
Choline
481mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A (Retinol)
339µg
Vitamin D
3.2µg
Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
2.4mg
Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
3.1µg
Minerals
Minerals
Calcium
236mg
Iron
4mg
Magnesium
30.5mg
Phosphorus
490mg
Potassium
417mg
Zinc
2.5mg
Copper
0.17mg
Manganese
0.62mg
Selenium
50µg
Fluoride
2.1µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
Histidine
0.52g
Isoleucine
1.1g
Leucine
1.8g
Lysine
1.5g
Methionine
0.62g
Phenylalanine
1.1g
Threonine
0.93g
Tryptophan
0.28g
Valine
1.4g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
Alanine
1.2g
Arginine
1.4g
Aspartic Acid
2.3g
Cystine
0.44g
Glutamic Acid
2.8g
Glycine
0.72g
Proline
0.89g
Serine
1.6g
Tyrosine
0.83g
Fatty Acids
Short-Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs)
Butyric Acid (4:0)
0.39g
Caproic Acid (6:0)
0.24g
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs)
Caprylic Acid (8:0)
0.15g
Capric Acid (10:0)
0.31g
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
8g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
ALA (18:3 n-3)
0.12g
DPA (22:5 n-3)
0.01g
DHA (22:6 n-3)
0.09g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
Linoleic Acid (LA)
2.9g
Arachidonic Acid (AA)
0.3g
Other
Carotenoids
Alpha-Carotene
8.9µg
Beta-Carotene
533µg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin
63.1µg
Lutein + Zeaxanthin
868µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
Phytosterols
8.4mg
Other Compounds
Betaine
0.52mg
5.0 1 review

She…

Jul 4, 2023

I’ve made this twice. First, as written, second with fresh pineapple and cherries. Both were delicious! I can see many variations of this quick & satisfying fresh fruit upside down cake in the future here!