Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cake Base
Topping
Method
Preparation
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Make the Topping
In a small saucepan, melt 0.25 cups of unsalted butter and 0.5 cups of brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until smooth. Pour this mixture into the prepared cake pan.
- 4
Arrange Pineapple and Cherries
Place pineapple slices over the sugar mixture in the pan. Place a maraschino cherry in the center of each pineapple slice.
Cake Batter
- 5
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together 1.5 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, 2 tsp of baking powder, and 0.5 tsp of salt.
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Cream Butter and Sugar
In another bowl, cream together 0.5 cups of unsalted butter until light and fluffy. Add in 1 cup of granulated sugar and continue to beat until well combined.
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Combine with Dry Ingredients
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with 0.5 cups of milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Baking
- 9
Pour Batter
Pour the cake batter over the arranged pineapple and cherries in the cake pan.
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Bake
Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Cool and Invert
Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes in the pan, then carefully invert it onto a serving plate.