Pineapple Upside-down Cake Recipe

Ok, lets get started. This recipe will serve around 12 people and will not have you slaving in the kitchen for hours.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Ingredients

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Ingredients

this recipe calls for:

1 Can (15 oz.) Pineapple

1/2 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar

2 Eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla

2 Cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

2/3 teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Buttermilk

3 Tablespoons Butter (for frosting, in addition to the 1/2 Cup)

3/4 Cup Brown Sugar

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Equipment

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Equipment

For this recipe you will need:

Mixer, or Hand Mixer

Skillet

Measuring Cup

Measuring Spoons

Spatula

Cooling Rack

Creaming Sugar And Butter

First Step: Creaming Butter and Sugar

Beat together:

1/2 Cup Butter

1 Cup Sugar

Pre-heat oven to 350F.

Vanilla And Eggs

Second Step: Adding Eggs

Add to beaten butter and sugar:

2 Eggs

1 teaspoon Vanilla

Mix well

Adding Cake Ingredients

Third Step: Adding Dry Ingredients and Buttermilk

Now add:

2 Cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

2/3 teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Buttermilk

Mix together all the dry ingredients listed above on a paper plate then add them alternating with the buttermilk while mixer is on slow.

Brown Sugar, Pineapple, And Butter

Fourth Step: Pineapple Icing

Spray a large skillet with Pam Non-stick Cooking Spray, then put the 3 Tablespoons Butter into the skillet and place on a medium low burner.

While the butter is melting  drain the liquid off the 1 Can of Pineapple. Once the butter is melted add the Can of Pineapple and 3/4 Cups Brown Sugar to the skillet. Mix all these ingredients well.

Pouring Cake Batter

Fifth Step: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Batter

Pour your cake batter on top of the pineapple icing in about four, or five large globs. Then spread the batter around so that it looks even on top. Now put the cake into your preheated 350F oven and let it bake for 1 hour.

Cooling Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Sixth Step: Cooling Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Once your cake comes out it should look something like this. Put it on a cooling rack and let it cool. While it is cooling take a knife and cut around the edge of the cake separating it from the skillet.

Removing Pineapple Upside-Down Cake From Skillet

Seventh Step: Removing Pineapple Upside-Down Cake From Skillet

Once your cake is cooled put a serving platter on top of the skillet. Then flip the hole thing over. Once your done flipping it over remove the skillet. Some times you will have a very small amount (about a Tablespoon in all) of pineapple that will stick to the bottom of the skillet, if this happens just scrape it off and fill in the hole were it is missing.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Now enjoy your pineapple upside-down cake!!

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