Pineapple Upside Down Cake
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is a delicious yellow cake made tastier with brown sugar, pineapple, and cherries! It's a moist pineapple cake with a brown sugar topping that's a feast for the eyes, too.
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Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup pineapple juice
- 8 whole pineapple rings
- 8 Maraschino Cherries
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- whipped cream(optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F degrees.
- Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in an ovenproof skillet or 9-inch cake pan. *See note.
- Stir in the brown sugar and continue to stir over low heat until it dissolves.
- Remove from heat and add pineapple juice.
- Arrange the pineapple rings in one layer of the pan and place a cherry in the center of each; set aside.
- Melt the remaining 8 tablespoons of butter in a small pan. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk and egg, beating well.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and granulated sugar in a bowl, then add the milk-egg mixture and beat until smooth.
- Pour over pineapple slices.
- Bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate, fruit side up.
- Serve with whipped cream.
Notes
*If you prefer, you can melt the butter in the microwave and then put it into the pan to mix with the brown sugar, and follow the steps as directed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 210mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 582IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 2mg
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