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Upside Down Peach Cake

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Recently my wonderful friend, Debbie, and I took a tour of the local peach orchard and packing plant and it was very informative and fun. I’ve lived in this area for over ten years and while I had been to Lane’s Packing Plant before visiting the cute gift store or having lunch in the little restaurant, I had never taken the tour.  I’ve even picked strawberries there but no tour.  I had been missing out!

 
Our tour guide was a sweet older man who knew his peaches and the business very well and he greeted us with a slice of peach from a new variety they were growing. It was so sweet and delicious.  Debbie and I were the only two on the tour and she’s a wonderful photographer so she was snapping pictures throughout the tour.  Our guide would stop various spots and tell us “you might want a picture of this” while telling us the history of the many variety of peaches grown in the area.  They also grow pecan trees and some of the ones there were over 75 years old! Did you know that you shouldn’t pick peaches from a tree until after it’s third year? This is because the tree is still in its developing stage.  Also, once the tree has been cut down and the roots dug up, there can never be a peach tree planted in that spot again. So interesting! We also learned about the workers who come from Mexico to harvest the peaches, pecans and the other crops they have on the land.  The tour wasn’t complete without seeing how the peaches were prepared for packing to be shipped.
 
Check out the pictures from our tour and also please check out Debbie’s blog, Life of a Georgia Artist. She is not only an amazing photographer but a talented writer.  Click through her posts to see for yourself! She shares her life with her readers, the ups, downs and in between with words and pictures.  Inspirational words, poetry, and her thoughts are all on display.
 
Just a small glimpse of the rows of peach trees
I just wanted to reach out and grab one and start to eat it
 
Peanut crop being grown on the land
Some of the younger pecan trees.
Peaches making their way to being packed and shipped
Just peachy!

Inspecting the peaches

Then packed and ready to be shipped.
Ahhh….small piece of heaven.
Of course we didn’t come home without peaches and I knew what I wanted to make with them and couldn’t wait to eat it either. This cake starts with butter and brown sugar then a layer of the hometown peaches from Lane’s and the cake batter.  Once it’s baked turn it out onto a platter with the peaches on top.  So yummy and pretty!
Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened, divided
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups sliced peeled fresh peaches
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk

Instructions:

Melt 1/4 cup butter; pour into an ungreased 9-in. round baking pan.

Sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange peach slices in single layer over sugar.

In a large bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.

Spoon over peaches.

Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

 

Enjoy!

 

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