First there was Friday’s big, over the top, and perfectly delicious cake, then on Sunday there was Asher’s simple chocolate on chocolate cake birthday cake (listed in my links), and today we have yet another cake! But today’s cake is totally different from any cake I have ever made…though I am in love with it all the same. Plus, I can’t get over the prettiness of these plums. Oh my gosh, lovin all the plums at the moment. It used to be that I was only a nectarine and peach girl, like who the heck wanted to bother with cherries, plums and apricots when you could have peaches or nectarines? Not me I guess, but in the last year that has all changed dramatically. I love any and all stone fruits and I am so excited with all the new (to me) desserts, snacks and even savory dishes I’ve been working on!! YES, YES, YES! Venturing out of my comfort zones! Didn’t know I had it in me, but I do!
Side Note: I totally had this really fun topic I was thinking of chatting with you guys about earlier…but now I totally, for the life of me, cannot remember what it was that I wanted to talk about. Thinking it was something about my brother or the barn… something. I don’t know, but it is REALLY bugging me that I cannot remember. UGH!!! …Tomorrow!
Oh, but in other fun news Kai is home! He and my dad made me this really cool thing for the barn…you guys will see it soon (hint, hint)!! Oh, and Caitlyn, Kai’s girlfriend, is coming for a quick trip not this weekend, but the next…so I gotta try to get my stuff together so I can actually hang. Easier said than done though. Life as an adult… it can be kind of rough. Anyway, back to this pretty cake that’s perfect for late summer, but even better for fall! I hear plums are more a fall fruit than a summer one anyway, is this true? If so, I am so excited, then I can keep on posting plum recipes! Remember on Thursday when I was telling you guys all about these peach baked beans? And how I also made dessert to go with that dinner?? Well, this is that dessert!! My grandpa was in town visiting and I knew that if I was ever going to make a non-chocolate cake, this was the time.
My grandpa will eat pretty much anything, and while he loves a chocolate dessert just like my mom, I do think he loves a fruity one even more. So I knew this cake would be PERFECT. And it was…all though, I kind of over cooked the one I served him, so I was a little bummed, but I am pretty sure he still enjoyed it. Plus, that whipped yogurt on top covered my little mistake pretty well. Got to love when you can hide your screw ups, right?!?!
This brown butter plum up-side down yogurt cake is actually pretty wholesome. It’s filled with whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt, eggs and sweet plums! Oh, and kind of a good amount of browned butter… balance though peeps, balance. Yep, life is all about the balance. Here’s the thing. While this cake is easy, it took me a few tries to actually get it looking pretty. Whoever said it’s now sweat to make an upside down cake look perfect was lying their butt off. Either that or I am just not very good at upside down cakes, which could very well be the case. I made three cakes, each tasted awesome, but the problem was my plums kept shifting while cooking. Finally, with the last cake I just used my hands once the cake was finished cooking, and sort of “fixed” the plums into place. Then I just added a big dollop of cream and called it a day. Worked like a charm. Instead of stressing about getting the perfect looking upside down cake, I just made it pretty with edible flowers and cream. I tell ya, that combo never fails!
Trust me, I know from experience.
And we eat our cake. PS. I totally broke that gorgeous plate last week and I am still so distraught over it. It was one of a kind and my FAVORITE!! 🙁
