This delicious Upside Down Orange Cake is a simple recipe that is an elegant show-stopping dessert and can be made ahead for easy entertaining.

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Ingredients in this orange upside down cake include mandarin oranges, flour, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder milk and eggs.

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With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

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Next, add the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract and continue to mix on low until incorporated.

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In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking powder and mix together with a whisk and add to the wet ingredients.

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Gently fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients using a spatula until well combined.

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Grease the inside of a 9 inch cake pan with butter, sprinkle the remaining sugar to coat the butter, and lay the orange slices on the bottom of the pan.

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Next, pour the cake batter on top of the layered orange slices and bake at 350ºF for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle.

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Allow the orange cake to cool while preparing the glaze. To make the glaze, whisk the orange juice and powdered sugar together in a small bowl.

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Then, invert the cake on to a platter and gently lift the pan up. The cake should slide out easily. Drizzle the upside-down cake with the orange glaze and cool before serving.

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If you love this simple upside down orange cake, you'll love these lemon drizzle muffins as well!

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