Lemon Blueberry Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 2 ounces chocolate, coarsely chopped (callebaut is preferred)

Recipe

• 1 lemon blueberry topping:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 3 in a 9 inch round cake pan, melt the butter over low heat.
• 4 stir in the brown sugar and cook, stirring, until the mixture is smooth and bubbling, about 3-4 minutes.
• 5 remove the pan from the heat.
• 6 arrange the blueberries evenly over the brown sugar mixture.
• 7 scatter the lemon zest over the blueberries.
• 8 cake:.
• 9 sift the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 10 in a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer (you may do this in a stand mixer if you don't have a hand-held) set at medium speed, beat the butter until creamy, about 30 seconds.
• 11 add the sugar and continue to beat until the mixture is light in texture, about 2-3 minutes.
• 12 beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• 13 beat in the vanilla and chocolate.
• 14 on low speed, beat in half the flour mixture until just combined.
• 15 scrape down the bowl and beat in the coconut milk.
• 16 beat in the remaining flour mixture until combined.
• 17 spoon batter over the topping in the cake pan, spreading it evenly over the berries until they are completely covered.
• 18 bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45-50 minutes.
• 19 cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 3 minutes.
• 20 run a knife around the edge of the cake to release it from the sides of the pan.
• 21 invert a serving plate over the cake and turn the cake out onto the plate.
• 22 let cool 30 minutes before serving.