Blood Orange Upside Down Cake with Cranberry Orange Sugar Spicewalla Team 2/6/2025 Share Pin Tweet Treat your taste buds to something special this winter with our Blood Orange Upside Down Cake 🍊 This golden, citrus-kissed beauty pairs fine cornmeal with rich butter and tangy sour cream for a perfectly tender crumb. The show-stopping topper? Caramelized blood oranges, kissed with Spicewalla Cranberry Orange Sugar, adding just the right balance of sweet, tart, and fragrant spice. One bite, and you'll be swooning—no love letter required 💘 Ingredients 2 sticks + 3 Tbs unsalted butter ⅔ Cup brown sugar 2 tsp lemon juice 2 tsp Spicewalla Cranberry Orange Sugar + extra for finishing 2 blood oranges 1 cup fine cornmeal ½ cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp kosher salt 1 cup sugar 4 large eggs ½ cup sour cream or plain greek yogurt 1 tsp vanilla extract Shop the Recipe 3 Pack Sugar & Spice Collection $24.99 Add to Cart Print Preparation Preheat oven to 350* Line a 9-inch cake pan with parchment, prepare with oil and a dusting of flour. Melt the 3 Tbs butter of butter over low heat in a saucepot. Add the brown sugar and lemon juice, stir and cook on low until melted. Pour the melted sugar and butter mixture into the prepared pan and set aside. Cut the blood oranges into thin slices and arrange them shingled in the cake pan on top of the sugar mixture. In a mixing bowl combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk together and set aside. In another mixing bowl add the 2 sticks of butter and sugar. Beat together in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add the sour cream and vanilla, and beat until just combined. Add the dry ingredients to the batter and fold together with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon just combined. Pour the batter into the cake pan and spread evenly. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely then gently turn the cake out from the pan onto a serving plate. Sprinkle a little extra Cranberry Orange Sugar on top of the cake and enjoy! Shop the Recipe 3 Pack Sugar & Spice Collection $24.99 Add to Cart Dessert Holiday Winter Comments Add a Comment Name Email Message Please note, comments must be approved before they are published