Best 7 Upside Down Chocolate Chip Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, heat water and butter until butter is melted. Stir in brown sugar; mix well. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with coconut, chocolate chips, pecans and marshmallows., Prepare cake batter according to package directions; carefully pour over marshmallows. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting cake onto a serving plate.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bottom of a deep 9x13-inch baking pan. Spread pecans over.
• Combine cake mix, water, oil. and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Combine frosting mix, milk, and butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until all ingredients are melted. Remove from heat; you do not want to bring this to a boil. Pour over the cake mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cut into pieces and flip them over into a bowl to serve; there will be a gooey fudge sauce that has accumulated on the bottom of the pan. If necessary, spoon this back onto the cake after it has been flipped into the bowl (this is the best part).

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour an 8-inch-square or 9-inch-round baking pan.
• Combine 3/4 cup of granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir to blend thoroughly.
• Melt the unsweetened chocolate with butter atop a double boiler or in a stainless steel or glass bowl over simmering water.
• Add the chocolate mixture to the dry ingredients along with milk and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Spoon chocolate cake batter into the prepared pan, and spread it evenly.
• Gather the ingredients for the topping.
• Bring 3/4 cup of water to a boil in a saucepan or in a Pyrex measuring cup in the microwave.
• Meanwhile, combine the 1/2 cup of granulated sugar, the 1/2 cup of brown sugar, and the unsweetened cocoa. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over batter,
• Pour boiling water evenly over the topping.
• Bake the cake in the preheated 350 F oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Remove the cake to a rack. While it is still hot, place a cake plate or platter over the cake and carefully invert the cake. With a spatula, scrape out any topping remaining in the pan and spread it over the inverted cake.
• Serve the cake warm or cold.

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine 3/4 cup sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons water in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet; stir until the mixture looks like wet sand. Cook over medium-high heat, gently swirling the pan occasionally but not stirring, until light amber, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Toss the cherries with the lemon juice and arrange over the caramel; set the skillet aside.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and the remaining 1 cup sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition, then beat in the vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour, and mix until just incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter over the cherries and spread evenly.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. (Cover loosely with foil if the cake is browning too quickly.) Let sit 15 minutes, then invert onto a platter and let cool completely.

UPSIDE DOWN CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 9 inch round cake pan with non stick cooking spray (Pam).
• Add butter(for the topping) in the cake pan and place in preheated oven until butter has melted (1 minute).
• Add remaining topping ingredients to pan and set aside. Make sure it is evenly spread over the bottom of the pan.
• In bowl sift flour, salt baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and sugar.
• In separate bowl whisk together vegetable oil, milk, egg and vanilla.
• Add to dry ingredients mix well.
• Add hot coffee mix well.
• Pour over nut mixture in cake pan.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• Invert on to cake plate add milk chocolate chips, while cake is still warm so they melt a bit.

BANANA-CHOCOLATE CHIP UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• To make the topping, mix the brown sugar and water together in an 8-inch square metal cake pan or cast iron skillet.
• Heat the mixture until it begins to boil, reduce the heat and simmer 45 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• When cool, slice the bananas into 1/4-inch thick slices.
• Arrange them in rows over the melted sugar in the pan, overlapping them slightly.
• Sprinkle the slices with the lemon juice.
• To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a large bowl.
• Stir in the granulated sugar.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the butter, egg, egg white, banana puree, sour cream and vanilla.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and stir in the wet ingredients until just combined.
• Fold in the chocolate chips.
• Carefully spread the batter over the bananas and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for at least 20 minutes.
• Loosen the edges of the cake from the pan and invert on a serving platter.

CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a nonstick 9-inch round cake pan.
• Place butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat; stir until melted. Add 1/3 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Increase heat slightly and stir mixture until it comes to a gentle boil. Cook for 30 seconds, remove from heat, and immediately scrape mixture into the prepared cake pan. (Be careful as mixture will be very hot.) Tilt the cake pan to evenly coat the bottom. Sprinkle cranberries evenly on top of the sugar mixture; set aside.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in remaining 2/3 cup sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in orange zest, orange extract, and vanilla extract. Blend in buttermilk. Gradually add flour mixture, beating briefly until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop heaping spoonfuls of the batter randomly over cranberries in the cake pan, then smooth the batter with the back of a spoon until even.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a large, flat serving plate. Cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.