Pineapple-Upside-Down Cake
"I love the classic pineapple upside cake baked in a cast iron skillet. However, when I am asked to make this cake for others, they always want it made with chunks of pineapple instead of the rings, and made in a 13x9 inch pan. They consider it made this way is more fork-pineapple friendly. You can arrange or design the chunks of pineapple and cherries anyway you desire. I might also add if you are not into making cakes from scratch you can use a boxed yellow cake mix and follow the manufactures directions and carry on from there."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (95.6 g)
- Calories 359.1
- Total Fat - 16.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.5 g
- Cholesterol - 42.4 mg
- Sodium - 289.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 51.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 30.5 g
- Protein - 3.7 g
- Calcium - 88.5 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Grease and flour the sides of a 13x9 inch pan.
Step 3
Melt butter in a microwave safe dish.
Step 4
In the bottom of the pan, pour in the melted butter and make sure the entire bottom of the pan is covered.
Step 5
Sprinkle the brown sugar over butter.
Step 6
Place the chunks of pineapple on top of the brown sugar; also adding a cherry every 2-3 inches, halved side up. Set aside.
Step 7
In a large bowl, beat shortening and sugar until well combined.
Step 8
Add eggs, vanilla and almond extract; beat for another 2 minutes.
Step 9
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Beat for 1 minute.
Step 10
Spoon or ladle the cake batter carefully over pineapples and cherries.
Step 11
Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in middle of the cake comes out clean.
Step 12
Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then carefully loosen the cake from the sides of the pan with a knife, if needed.
Step 13
Place platter on top of pan and invert both. CAREFULLY,lift off pan.
Step 14
Serve cake plain, with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Tips
No special items needed.