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Plum Upside-Down Cakes with Mascarpone Cream

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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup butter
  2. 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  3. 6 medium-sized ripe, firm red plums, pitted and thinly sliced
  4. 1/2 cup milk
  5. 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  6. 1 1/2 cups flour
  7. 1 tsp. baking powder
  8. 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  9. 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  10. 1/4 tsp. salt
  11. 1/2 cup butter
  12. 1 cup sugar
  13. grated zest of 1 orange
  14. 2 large eggs
  15. 2 tsp. vanilla
Mascarpone Cream
  1. 1 cup whipping cream
  2. 6 Tbsp. Mascarpone Cheese (Italian cream cheese)
  3. 2 tsp. sugar
  4. 1/4 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
  1. To make cakes: Butter 8, 8 oz. (250 ml) ramekins. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine butter with brown sugar, whisking until smooth and combined. Immediately pour into buttered ramekins, dividing evenly. Arrange a layer of plum slices in each ramekin, over-lapping slightly. In a small bowl, combine milk and lemon juice (don’t worry – it curdles). In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Using a mixer, cream butter with sugar and orange zest. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture, mixing just to combine. Divide batter among ramekins. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until cakes are firm to the touch and juices are bubbling, 35 – 40 minutes. Cool on a rack. Before serving, heat oven to 350 F. Set ramekins on a baking sheet and heat until just warmed, about 5 minutes. Run a small knife around the inside edge of each ramekin and invert onto a plate. Top with a dollop of Mascarpone cream.
  2. To make Mascarpone Cream: Beat all ingredients in a small bowl until peaks form.
  3. Serves 8.
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