Pineapple upside down cake recipe
By jennifer611
@jennifer611 (2514)
United States
January 24, 2007 3:50pm CST
This is one of my favorites!!Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Made with pineapple, marashino cherries and pecan halves.
INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
6 slices pineapple or 1 can (20 ounces) can of drained pineapple chunks
maraschino cherries
pecan halves
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Cake
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1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
PREPARATION:
In a 9-inch square cake pan, melt butter; sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange pineapple and cherries and nut halves on sugar, making a design.
Make cake batter.
Cream 1/2 cup butter; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Add egg and beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk; beat until smooth, ending with dry ingredients. Pour over pineapple design. Bake at 375° for about 35 minutes. Let cake cool for about 5 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired.
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3 responses
@slanderson52 (542)
• United States
28 Jan 07
Thank you so much for this recipe. My husband and father love pineapple upside down cake and I just have not been able to find a good recipe. I will certainly try this soon!
@jennifer611 (2514)
• United States
28 Jan 07
No problem :)
Let me know how it turns out for you.
Thanks for the reply.
@sweetaspie52 (2359)
• United States
25 Jan 07
that is my Mothers favorite reciepe for pineapple upsidedown cake omit the nuts
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@jennifer611 (2514)
• United States
27 Jan 07
I love it! My mom was the first to ever make it for me and since then it is one of my top picks..
@jennifer611 (2514)
• United States
27 Jan 07
Yeah, usually my fiance is the one to make it but we do put the cherries in the centers but I am a cherry LOVER so I like to add a little extra.. and also eat them out of the jar ;)