upside-down cake

n.
A single-layer cake baked with sliced fruit at the bottom, then served with the fruit side up.

A cake or sponge pudding which is baked with a layer of fruit under the sponge mixture, then served upside down, with the fruit uppermost.

Of this genre, the most popular is undoubtedly the traditional pineapple upside-down cake. Any fruit can be used, however, and this dessert is made by covering the bottom of a cake pan with butter and sugar topped with decoratively arranged fruit, then cake batter. During the baking process, the sugar, butter and fruit juices combine to create a caramelized glaze. Before serving, the cake is inverted onto a serving plate so the glazed fruit becomes the top of the cake.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top
  Synonym: skillet cake

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