Mini Peach Upside Down Cakes

Peach Week!!! 🍑 

Happy June.  What better way to celebrate entering into this glorious new month than with a week of recipes dedicated to this delicious summer fruit?  Peaches are a quintessential part of summer and not because I live in the Peach State but because I feel like there's nothing quite like the experience of biting into a sweet, juicy peach on a hot summer day.😋  

I think that people who don't live in Georgia have this idea that Georgians have access to great peaches all summer long.   Truth be told: I actually find it really hard to get really quality peaches in the Peach State so when I do find a batch - I turn them into something really special like Mini Peach Upside Down Cakes.😋   If you happen to be lucky enough to live in a place where you have access to great peaches - I hope that you will make some time to whip up a batch of these mini peach upside down cakes too.  

Mini Peach Upside Down Cakes
Topping
1 Tablespoon butter
6 teaspoons brown sugar

​Cake
3 fresh peaches
1 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup buttermilk

Cut butter into 12 pieces.  Place one in each of 12 greased muffin cups.  

Sprinkle 1/2 t. brown sugar into each cup.  Arrange 3 thin peach slices in pan. 

Cut remaining peaches into cubes.  

Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy.  

Beat in egg and vanilla and mix another 2 minutes. 

Gradually add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  

Slowly add in buttermilk.  

Stir peach cubes into batter.

Scoop batter into muffin pans over peaches.  

Bake cakes 25-30 minutes at 350.  

Cool cakes in pan 5 minutes.  Carefully loosen with a knife and turn upside to remove.  

Ciao!

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