Pineapple
upside down cake (from Mom's Best Desserts)
You’ll
need:
1
20oz can of sliced pineapple (not chunks)
4
tbsp butter
2/3
cup brown sugar
16
pecan or walnut halves
1 ¼
cups all purpose flour
1 ½
tsp baking powder
¼ tsp
ground ginger
6
tbsp butter or shortening
2/3
cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp
vanilla
2/3
cup pineapple juice, reserved from can
1. Preheat the oven to 350
2. To make the topping, drain the pineapple,
reserving 2/3 cup of the juice for the cake. In a 9 inch glass pie/cake
plate, melt the butter in the oven. Then sprinkle the brown sugar over the
melted butter and spread the mixture evenly over the bottom of the pan. Remove
from heat. Arrange pineapple slices over the brown sugar. Fill the centers and
spaces between the pineapple with pecan halves placed flat-side up.
3. To make the cake, sift together the flour,
baking powder, ginger, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
Gradually add the sugar, beating until fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add
the flour mixture alternately with the pineapple juice, mixing just until the
batter is smooth and blended. Spoon the cake batter over the pineapple.
5. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a tester
inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
6. Cool for 5 minutes. Loosen the cake around the
edge, then invert onto a serving platter. Serve warm.
Enjoy!
