Mandarin Upside Down Cake

Mandarin Upside Down Cake is a winner. It is easy to make and delicious. The mandarins can easily be replaced with oranges, tangelos, grapefruit or limes. The wholewheat flour increases the fibre in your diet and lowers the glycemic index (GI) for the cake.

Serves: 8
Preparation: 10 Minutes
Cooking: 40 Minutes

Ingredients

• 4-5 mandarins, thinly sliced
• Zest & juice of 1 mandarin
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter, to brush the pan
• 1 ¾ cup wholewheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• ½ cup milk

Method

• Preheat oven to 180°C. Brush a 20cm spring form baking pan with butter
• Sprinkle one tablespoon of brown sugar at the bottom of the pan
• Arrange the mandarin slices in the pan and fill in any spaces with mandarin pieces
• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda
• Add olive oil, milk, mandarin zest and mandarin juice and mix well
• Pour the batter into the cake pan over the mandarin slices carefully. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until cake is golden and a knife inserted comes out clean
• Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes before turning it out on a cooling rack

Serving Suggestion

•  Once cooled, serve with plain yoghurt.

Recipe shared with permission of Love NZ Citrus, 5Plus a Day