Easy Chocolate Almond Cake | Best Upside-Down Cake

Best chocolate almond cake with caramel almond topping.

5 from 22 votes

Easy Chocolate Almond Cake | Best Upside-Down Cake

Chocolate Almond Cake is the best, soft and moist, light and fluffy upside-down cake perfect for any occasion. The caramelized almond topping adds a crunchy texture to every bite.

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

Total Time1

Course: Desserts, sweets

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 455kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

9 inch cake pan
Bowl

Ingredients

For the crunchy caramel almond topping

5 tablespoon Butter, melted
⅔ cup Brown sugar
3 tablespoon Honey
1 ⅓ cups Sliced almonds

For the cake

1 box Chocolate cake mix (I have used Immaculate Baking Co.™ Chocolate Cake Mix)
¾ cup Butter, melted (1 ½ sticks)
1 ¼ cup Whole milk
4 Eggs

Instructions

For the crunchy caramel almond topping

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan.
To this pan, add melted butter, brown sugar, and honey, and mix well. Spread sliced almonds and gently press them into the sugar mixture.
5 tablespoon Butter, melted, ⅔ cup Brown sugar, 3 tablespoon Honey, 1 ⅓ cups Sliced almonds

Prepare cake batter

Whisk together melted butter, milk, and eggs in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
¾ cup Butter, melted, 1 ¼ cup Whole milk, 4 Eggs
Add the cake mix and whisk gently until the cake mix gets incorporated with the liquid ingredients.
1 box Chocolate cake mix
Then whisk on medium speed for about 2 minutes. Transfer the cake batter to the pan - thereby covering all the almonds.

Bake

Bake in a preheated oven for 45-55 minutes or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Remove the pan from the oven, run a knife through the edges to loosen the cake slightly, and flip over a serving platter immediately.
Gently tap the pan and platter together on the kitchen working surface a couple of times, and carefully remove the cake pan. Let the cake cool for about 30 minutes before you slice it.
Serve along with a scoop of ice cream if desired, and enjoy.

Notes

Melt the unsalted butter in the microwave for approx 15 to 30 seconds or on a stovetop on medium flame.
The important part about this upside-down cake is you will have to flip it while it's still hot. If some caramelized almonds stick to the bottom of the cake pan, reheat by putting it back in the oven or heat on low flame on your gas burner so that it loosens up. Scrape and put any excess back onto the cake.

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