Cherry Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Cherry Pineapple Upside-Down Cake recipe
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
20 minReady
50 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon |
butter
softened |
|
| ½ | cup |
brown sugar
light, packed |
*
|
| 24 |
pineapple
in unsweetened juice, slices |
*
|
|
| 9 |
maraschino cherries
|
*
|
|
| 1 | cup |
cake flour
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
coconut extract
|
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 118 | ml |
brown sugar
light, packed |
*
|
| 0 | 24 |
pineapple
in unsweetened juice, slices |
*
|
| 9 | each |
maraschino cherries
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
cake flour
|
|
| 177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
coconut extract
|
* |
Directions
Brush bottom and sides of 9-inch square baking pan with butter. Sprinkle brown sugar over bottom of pan.
Drain pineapple slices reserving ½ cup juice. Arrange 9 pineapple slices on brown sugar in pan.
Place 1 maraschino cherry in center of each pineapple slice. Purée 2 pineapple slices. Reserve remaining pineapple slice for another use.
Stir together cake flour, sugar and baking powder in bowl.
In another container, combine ¼ cup puréed pineapple, ½ cup pineapple juice, egg, vanilla and coconut extract.
Quickly combine liquid ingredients with dry ingredients, stirring just until blended. Pour batter over pineapple in pan, spreading evenly.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tests done in center and is golden brown. Cool about 5 minutes. Loosen cake around edges of pan.
Place inverted serving platter over cake and turn both upside down. Shake gently, then remove pan. Slice into squares and serve warm.
Notes:
When preparing the cake, stir the liquid and dry ingredients together just until blended --- overmixing causes toughness. Also watch the baking closely.
Bake only until the center of the cake tests done -- overbaking causes dryness and toughness. This cake is best when eaten warm.
You may want to serve it with nonfat frozen yogurt or a dollop of low-fat whipped topping.
