Gluten Free Peach Upside Down Cake

I was going through my recipe box to use some peaches I bought at the local orchard yesterday and came upon this very old recipe for a peach cake.  I then decided I wanted to make it gluten free.  I always have on hand some gluten free baking mixes in my kitchen for convenient use in my every day baking and decided to experiment with the gluten free vanilla mix I had.

I simply skinned and sliced a few peaches, mixed them in a large bowl with some lemon juice and sprinkled on a little bit of nutmeg sugar.  I lined a 9" round cake pan with some parchment paper and made this cake recipe into an "upside down" version.  The result was so moist and flavorful it was gone by bedtime and I had only an empty plate to attest to the recipe's success!

Recipe:

Spray the bottom of a 9" round cake pan with non stick spray,then line with parchment paper.

Mix and put in the bottom of the pan:

2 large peaches, skinned and sliced
1 Teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 Teaspoon nutmeg sugar*
Mix  together:

1 Package Gluten Free Vanilla Cake Mix** and

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

Make the vanilla cake mix according to the manufacturers directions with the cinnamon.

Pour cake mix over the peaches and bake at 350 degrees 28-30 minutes until golden brown.

Cool on a wire rack 30 minutes, then invert onto a serving plate, carefully remove parchment paper and enjoy!

*Nutmeg Sugar:

Mix 1 teaspoon sugar with 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.

I like to keep this sugar on hand to sprinkle on lots of muffins and sweet breads before baking; it gives the tops a nice flavorful crunch.

**For information on where to buy Gluten Free Baking Mixes go to:www.glutenfreebakingmixes.com