Pineapple Upsidedown Cake Martini Food

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the cake batter: Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar, 1/2 stick butter, the shortening, milk, eggs, vanilla and 2 tablespoons pineapple juice in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until well combined. (There will still be a few small lumps in the batter.) Set aside.
• Melt the remaining 1/2 stick butter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat; swirl to thoroughly coat the skillet. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter, making sure it's evenly distributed-you want the entire surface of the butter to be covered in brown sugar. Do not stir. As soon as the sugar dissolves, remove from the heat and layer the pineapple slices over the top. If desired, place maraschino cherries in the centers of the pineapple slices.
• Pour the batter evenly over the pineapple slices and gently spread to even out the top. Bake the cake 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Immediately run a knife around the edge of the cake, then put a plate upside down on top of the skillet. Carefully invert the skillet so the cake is turned onto the plate. It should come out pretty easily; if bits of cake stick to the skillet, use a small knife to patch it together. Let cool slightly before cutting into wedges. It's best served warm.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE MARTINIS

Steps:

• Pour the pineapple juice, vodka and grenadine into a shaker full of ice. Shake, then strain into two martini glasses. Garnish with a piece of pineapple and a cherry on a skewer.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Melt butter in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly in pan. Arrange pineapple slices on brown sugar. Place maraschino cherry halves, cut side up, in center of pineapple slices.
• Prepare cake mix following package directions for Basic Recipe. Pour batter evenly over fruit in pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 43 to 48 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan. Invert onto heat resistant serving plate.
• Poke holes into cake, pour drained pineapple juice over cake.

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.

UPSIDE-DOWN PINEAPPLE MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour the first four ingredients into a shaker of ice.
• Shake then strain into a martini glass.
• Drop in a cherry, and you've made an Upside-Down Pineapple Martini without even turning on the oven!

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour pineapple juice and liquors into a shaker with ice.
• Shake.
• Wet rim of martini glass and dip in brown sugar.
• Strain drink into glass.
• Drizzle with grenadine syrup.
• Garnish with cherries and pineapple.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill martini shaker (or other container with a lid) with ice.
• Pour pineapple juice and vodka into the shaker. Add grenadine.
• Gently shake, and pour into martini glasses.
• Garnish with cherry. It looks pretty at the bottom of the glass.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour the pineapple juice, vodka and grenadine into a shaker full of ice. Shake, then strain into two martini glasses.
• Garnish with a piece of pineapple and a cherry on a skewer.