Sugar Free Peach Almond Upside Down Cake

Sugar Free Peach Almond Upside Down Cake

1 8 1/4 ounce can light peaches in fruit juice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
5 1/2 teaspoons Equal® Measure or 18 packets Equal® sweetener or 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Fruit Topping, recipe below
1 cup cake flour
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Cut peach slices into thirds; arrange in bottom of lightly greased 8 inch cake pan. Mix applesauce, Equal® , egg and vanilla until smooth in medium bowl. Mix in combined cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Pour batter over peach slices in pan. Bake in preheated 350F oven until cake is browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Invert cake immediately onto serving plate. Spread Fruit Topping over warm cake and sprinkle with almonds. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings.

Fruit Topping

3 tablespoons light apricot preserves with NutraSweet® brand sweetener or apricot spreadable fruit
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 3/4 teaspoons Equal® Measure or 6 packets Equal® sweetener or 1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful
1/4 teaspoon maple extract

Mix preserves, lemon juice and cornstarch in small saucepan; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in Equal® and maple extract.

Food Exchanges:
1 bread, 1/2 fruit

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