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     Title: Peach Upside-Down Skillet Cake With Bourbon Whipped Cream
Categories: Cakes, Fruits, Desserts, Booze, Dairy
     Yield: 8 servings

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     4 md Peaches (1 1/2 lb/680 g);
          - unpeeled, in 1/3" wedges
     1    Lemon; juice of
     1 c  Cake flour (130 g); not self
          - rising
   3/4 ts Baking powder
   1/4 ts Baking soda
     1 c  Granulated sugar (200 g)
     5 oz Unsalted butter (140 g);
          - @ cool room temperature
     1    Vanilla bean; split, seeds
          - scraped -OR-
     1 ts Pure vanilla extract
     2 lg Eggs
   1/2 c  Sour cream

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   1/2 c  Heavy cream
     1 tb Bourbon

 Set oven @ 350°F/175°C.

 Line a rimmed baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat or parchment
 paper. (This is in case the cake bubbles over during baking.)

 In a large bowl, toss the peaches with the lemon juice. In a
 separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and baking
 soda.

 In a 10" cast-iron skillet, cook 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar
 over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until
 the sugar melts and turns a deep amber color, about 10 minutes.
 Remove from the heat and immediately add 2 tb of the butter,
 stirring vigorously. The mixture may appear curdled and broken;
 don't worry, it will smooth out. Arrange the peach wedges in
 concentric circles over the sugar mixture, overlapping as needed to
 make them fit.

 In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the
 remaining sugar, butter and the vanilla bean seeds (or vanilla
 extract) on medium speed until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time,
 beating until blended after each addition. Add the sour cream and
 beat until blended. With the mixer running on low speed, gradually
 add the flour mixture, beating just until blended and stopping to
 scrape bowl as needed. Spoon the batter over the peaches in the
 skillet and spread to cover.

 Place the skillet on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until golden
 brown and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out
 clean, 40 to 45 minutes.

 Make the whipped cream, if desired: In a large bowl, preferably
 metal, combine cream and bourbon. Refrigerate, along with a metal
 whisk or mixer attachments, for at least 15 minutes. Once chilled,
 whip the mixture until it holds soft peaks, 3 to 5 minutes.

 Let the cake cool in the skillet on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run
 a knife around the edge to loosen. If you see liquid around the
 edges of the skillet, carefully pour off into a measuring cup and
 set aside. (It's O.K. if you don't have any excess liquid - it all
 depends on how juicy your fruit is.)

 Carefully invert the cake onto a serving plate and drizzle with any
 reserved liquid. Let cool about 10 minutes more, to set. Cut into
 wedges using a serrated knife and serve, topping each slice with
 whipped cream if you like.

 Recipe from Virginia Willis

 Adapted by Julia Moskin

 RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com

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