Pineapple Upside Down Cake Moms Food

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE (MOMS)

Steps:

• Cream the shortening and sugar. Beat egg yolk and add. Sift dry ingred. together and add alternately with pineapple juice. Add vanilla. Fold in egg white.
• Melt brown sugar and butter in cake pan (8" or 9") Place the pineapple rings or crushed pineapple over this and pour the cake batter over all. Bake 30-40 min. at 350 degree oven ( depending on which size pan your use)
• Top with cool whip or whipped cream. My mom put maraschino cherries in middle of the pineapple rings. When you turn out the cake pan it looks so pretty.

MOM'S AMAZING PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: This cake can be made in a large iron skillet (the old fashioned way) or an 8 inch round cake pan. Melt butter in pan used. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over entire surface of pan or skillet. Place pineapple rings on the sugar and place a cherry in the center of each ring. Set aside.
• 2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside a moment. In another mixing bowl, combine sugar and pineapple juice to egg yolks (well beaten) and mix well. Add flour and baking powder and mix well. Gently fold in egg whites (stiffly beaten). Carefully pour batter into iron skillet or cake pan with the pineapples and cherries being sure you do not displace the fruit. Bake at 325degrees for 40-45 minutes.
• 3. Remove cake from oven and set on a wet towel. Take a butter knife and run it around the sides of the cake to loosen from pan. Let cake cool. When cool turn upside down onto cake plate. Let sit for a minute and gently lift skillet from the cake. You may need to rearrange fruit if any sticks to bottom of pan. This cake is so good I don't even use whipped cream with it but I guess you could. ENJOY!

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Melt butter in a 9x13 pan in oven.
• Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter in pan.
• Drain canned pineapple into a measuring cup.
• Place pineapple slices evenly in pan, cutting the last two in half to cover pan.
• Place the maraschino cherry halves in the center of the pineapple slices, cut side up.
• Combine the rest of ingredients in a large mixing bowl on slow speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into pan.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes and turn cake out onto a serving platter, pineapple side up.

GLAZED PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt first amount of margarine in a 9x9-inch pan.
• Arrange rings over melted butter.
• Insert cherries inside centre of rings.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Set aside.
• Cream second amounts of margarine and sugar together well in mixing bowl.
• Add eggs and beat.
• Mix in vanilla.
• Mix flour, baking powder and salt, together in small bowl.
• Add flour mix to margarine mixture in 3 parts alternately with milk in 2 parts, beginning and ending with flour.
• Stir after each addition until blended.
• Pour over the top of the pineapples.
• Bake in oven for 40-50 minutes.
• Loosen edges with knife.
• Invert onto plate and cool.
• Serve with whipped cream.

LIKE MOM'S PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Use a 9 or 10 inch cast iron skillet or pan.
• Melt 1/4 cup of the butter over low heat in skillet, add brown sugar make sure evenly coats bottom.
• Take pan off of the heat, arrange pineapple slices on top of brown sugar.
• In a large bowl, cream other 1/4 cup of butter with the sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mix until blended. Add juice, milk if using, and vanilla. Beat until sugar is well dissolved.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt and mix with the egg mixture until well blended.
• Pour batter into the skillet/pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Let cool for 10 minutes and then put plate over skillet/pan and flip over.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• For the topping, beat 50g softened butter and 50g light soft brown sugar together until creamy. Spread over the base and a quarter of the way up the sides of a 20cm round cake tin. Arrange 7 pineapple rings on top (reserving the syrup for later), then place 7 glacé cherries in the centres of the rings.
• Place 100g softened butter, 100g golden caster sugar, 100g self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp vanilla extract and 2 eggs in a bowl along with 2 tbsp of the reserved pineapple syrup. Using an electric whisk, beat to a soft consistency.
• Spoon into the tin on top of the pineapple and smooth it out so it's level. Bake for 35 mins. Leave to stand for 5 mins, then turn out onto a plate. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.

MOM'S PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Drain the pineapple and save the juice. Turn the oven on to 350 degrees F. Put the butter in a 9" x 9" pan and slip it in the oven until it melts. Add the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice and the pineapple chunks. Stir it all up.
• 2. Cream the Crisco with the sugar. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until fluffy.
• 3. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add these dry ingredients alternately with the 1/2 c pineapple juice to the creamed mixture. Beat until smooth.
• 4. Pour batter over the pineapple in the baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes. When the cake is done, immediately invert it onto a serving plate. This cake is best served warm.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE - EASY WAY

Steps:

• Melt 1/2 stick margarine in a 9 X 9 baking pan.
• Add brown sugar and stir until mixed.
• Place canned pineapple slices over mixture.
• If desired, add maraschino cherry half or a nut in the center of the slice.
• Using the pineapple juice as the liquid, stir up a box of yellow cake mix according to the box directions and pour over all.
• Bake according to box directions or until it looks done and brown.
• Go around the edge with a knife, then place a large platter over the cake and invert so that pineapple slices are on top.
• Scoop out anything left in pan and add to cake. Serve with whipped topping if desired.

CARAMEL PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a 9"x13" pan with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, beat together cake mix, butter, eggs and pineapple juice. Mix well.Set aside.
• In a medium sauce pan over medium high heat melt butter and whisk in brown sugar and evaporated milk. Bring to a boil stirring consistently. Adjust heat to simmer and continue to stir for about 5-7 minuets being careful not to burn mixture. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla.
• Carefully pour hot caramel mixture into baking pan over parchment paper. Distribute pineapple rings over caramel sauce. Add cherries.
• Pour cake batter over caramel and fruit.
• Bake for about 45 minuets or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Once cake is finished baking, allow to sit for 3-5 minuets then remove cake from pan by flipping cake onto wired rack and carefully and slowly, pull back paper from caramel. to continue to cool. Failure to do this will allow the cake to keep baking, which will result to a dry cake.
• Place cake onto desired dish and serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Topping: Melt butter in a small skillet on direct heat.
• Add brown sugar and stir until well blended and bubbly.
• Pour into a 9" square baking dish, spreading to cover the bottom.
• (Alternately, microwave butter and brown sugar in a 9" square glass baking dish till well blended and bubbly).
• Arrange pineapple spears and maraschino cherry halves on top of the brown sugar in a sun-burst pattern.
• Chill in refrigerator while preparing batter.
• Batter: Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
• Cream shortening/butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• At low speed, and in alternate additions, add in the flour and orange juice, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Beat only until smooth.
• Remove cake pan from the refrigerator and spread batter over topping.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven, let stand for 5-10 minutes.
• Invert on a plate and serve warm.

GRANDMA'S PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple from can and reserve 2 tablespoons of the syrup.
• Melt the butter in a 10 inch cast iron skillet and stir in the brown sugar until well blended. Remove the skillet from the heat and arrange the pineapple slices on top of the sugar mixture. Put a cherry in the center of each slice.
• Combine flour and baking powder. In a mixing bowl beat together the shortening and granulated sugar. Beat in the egg, lemon juice and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture and milk until batter is smooth.
• Pour cake batter evenly over pineapple in skillet and bake at 350°F for about 40 minutes. Allow the cake to cool for about 5 minutes and then turn onto a serving plate.

EASY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). In 13x9-inch pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pineapple slices on brown sugar. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice, and arrange remaining cherries around slices; press gently into brown sugar.
• Add enough water to reserved pineapple juice to measure 1 cup. Make cake batter as directed on box, substituting pineapple juice mixture for the water. Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
• Bake 42 to 48 minutes (44 to 53 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake 5 minutes so brown sugar topping can drizzle over cake; remove pan. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store covered in refrigerator.