Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes Low Carb Gluten Free Food

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CUPCAKES | LOW CARB, GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• Begin by placing the pineapple, along with 4 tbsp of butter and 3 tbsp of the brown sugar substitute into a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Bring to a low boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer, stirring frequently. Continue allowing this mixture to simmer while you prepare the cake.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and prepare a 12 cup muffin pan with non-stick spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, whey protein, salt and baking powder, stirring to combine. Set the mixture aside
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the butter, vanilla, pineapple flavoring, erythritol and remaining brown sugar substitute. Beat with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and almond milk and beat again until well integrated.
• Working in batches, add the dry ingredients in with the wet, mixing after each addition until you have a smooth, creamy batter.
• Remove the butter and pineapple mixture from the heat, and using a fork or potato masher, mash up the pineapple.
• Place one cherry half into the bottom of each muffin cup, Then evenly distribute the pineapple mixture between all the muffin cups. (about 1 tbsp of pineapple per cup)
• Top this with the cake batter, being careful not to overfill. (I used about 1/4 cup of batter per cupcake.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Allow them to cool before removing from the muffin pan.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spread the softened butter in the bottom of an 8 x 8 baking dish. Put a layer of pineapple on top of the butter. Mix together the 1/4 cup sweetener and the pineapple extract in a small bowl. Sprinkle that on top of the pineapple.
• Add the cake ingredient to a food processor. Process until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls on top of the pineapple. Gently spread to cover all the pineapple.
• Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and slightly firm to the touch. Cool for 20 minutes and then invert onto a serving platter. Store leftovers in the fridge.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE - SUGAR FREE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Mix pineapple, pecans, 1.
• tablespoon lemon juice, 1/4 cup sugar substitute and cornstarch in bottom of a 8-inch square or 9-inch round cake pan; spread mixture evenly in pan.
• Beat margarine and 1/2 cup sugar substitute in medium bowl until fluffy;.
• beat in egg. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices in small.
• bowl. Add to margarine mixture alternately with buttermilk, 1/4 cup reserved.
• pineapple juice and remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
• Spread batter over pineapple mixture in pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until browned and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Invert cake immediately onto serving plate. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Note: If desired, maraschino cherry halves may be placed in bottom of cake.
• pan with pineapple mixture.

PINEAPPLE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil and egg until smooth. Alternately whisk in flour mixture and milk, making three additions of flour mixture and two of milk, beating until smooth. Stir in pineapple.
• Scoop batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back when lightly touched. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack. Top cooled cupcakes with frosting, if desired.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter and milk for the batter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Warm the mixture, stirring occasionally, until butter melts, the transfer to a small bowl to cool.
• Meanwhile, prepare the pineapple topping. Into each cup of a 12 cup muffin pan, add 1/2 tablespoon of unmelted butter, the evenly sprinkle 1 tablespoon of brown sugar over the bottom. Place the pan in the oven until butter melts, about 3 minutes.
• Halve each maraschino cherry, then cut the pineapple rings into quarters. Place a cherry half, sliced side up, in the center of each cup and lay pineapple quarters on each side. Press the fruit down gently into the butter/sugar mixture, then set prepared pan aside.
• Finish making the batter. In a medium size bowl, combine the flour,baking powder, salt and stir the ingredients with a fork until they are evenly blended. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture until the flour is fully incorporated. Add the milk-butter mixture and stir well to combine the ingredients into a smooth batter.
• Pour the batter into the muffin pan, dividing it evenly among all the cups. Bake the cupcakes until they're lightly browned, dry around the edges, and pulling away from the pan a little, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer the pan to a rack to cool for 5 minutes. Use a butter knife to carefully loosen each cupcake from the edges and bottom of the pan, then place a cookie sheet over the top. Invert the pan, turning the cupcakes onto the cookie sheet, then transfer them back to the rack to cool completely. Serve the cupcakes at room temperature. Make 12 cupcakes.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Move an oven rack into the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Line a work surface with waxed paper.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon melted butter into the bottom of each sprayed muffin cup.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon brown sugar in each muffin cup.
• Press a maraschino cherry into the center of the brown sugar in each muffin cup.
• Spoon a heaping tablespoon of crushed pineapple over the cherry and compact it with the back of a spoon into an even layer.
• Mix pineapple cake mix, eggs, pineapple juice, and vegetable oil in a large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Turn mixer speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.
• Pour pineapple cake batter into the muffin cups, filling them to the top; do not overfill.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Allow cupcakes to cool at least 5 minutes before inverting muffin cups onto the waxed paper to release. Serve with pineapple and cherry sides up. Sprinkle cupcakes lightly with confectioners' sugar.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Mix the cake as directed on box, substitute pineapple juice from the canned pineapple in place of water called for in recipe. (Optional).
• Melt the butter.
• Spray cupcake pan with cooking spray. (Do not use paper liners!).
• Place one teaspoon of melted butter in the bottom of each cup of the pan.
• Add one tablespoon of brown sugar on top of the melted butter.
• Place one cherry in the center.
• Scatter the tidbits around the cherry to form a circle.
• Add cake mix on top of the pineapple. (3/4 full).
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until cupcakes are cooked.
• Let the pan cool on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes.
• Run a knife along the inside edge.
• Invert cupcake pan on the cooling rack.
• Some of the brown sugar and pineapple might stay behind in the pan, just scrap it out and lay it on top of the cupcakes.