Recipe courtesy of B. Smith
From:
Food Network Magazine
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 555
- Total Fat
- 27
- Saturated Fat
- 15
- Carbohydrates
- 75
- Dietary Fiber
- 2
- Sugar
- 48
- Protein
- 6
- Cholesterol
- 115
- Sodium
- 348
- Total: 1 hr 20 min
- Active: 20 min
Ingredients
For the Topping:
Cooking spray
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
7 slices canned pineapple rings (reserve 1/2 cup juice for the cake)
13 candied cherries
For the Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
Whipped cream, for serving
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Grease the sides of a 9-by-3-inch round baking pan with cooking spray or butter.
- Make the topping: Beat the melted butter and brown sugar in a small bowl. Spread the mixture over the bottom of the prepared pan. Arrange 6 pineapple rings around the edge of the pan and 1 in the middle. Place a cherry in the middle of each ring and the rest between the rings at the edges.
- Make the cake: Stir the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves in a large bowl. In another large bowl, beat the butter and sugar using a mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Using a spatula, alternately fold in the flour mixture and the heavy cream and reserved 1/2 cup pineapple juice until blended. Spread the batter over the pineapple slices and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then run a metal spatula around the edges to loosen the cake. Invert a serving plate over the cake pan and turn the cake and plate over together. Remove the cake pan and serve the cake warm with whipped cream.