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Pineapple Upside Down Cake
16:37 Mon 24th May 2010 | Food & Drink
Serves 6
Pineapple upside down cake is classic recipe that many a Grandma has made. A delicious soft moist sponge cake topped with pineapple rings and a sticky syrupy glaze makes for a perfect dessert all year round.
Pineapple upside down cake may be old fashioned but it is wonderful. As well as tasting great, it looks fabulous, many a child has been amazed by the look of the cake. It is an ideal family dessert; children love the sweet flavour and look of the cake, perfect after a family meal or BBQ and wonderful served with cream or ice cream.
Ingredients
For the topping
- 50g butter, softened
- 100g brown sugar
- 220g pineapple rings in juice
For the cake
- 120g flour
- 120g caster sugar
- 120g self rising flour
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp milk
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Grease a 23cm cake tin.
- In a saucepan melt the butter and sugar until is caramelizes, when melted pour into the cake pan.
- Then arrange the pineapple rings along the bottom of the pan.
- Beat together the sugar and butter then add in the eggs followed by the baking powder and milk. Mix well until smooth.
- Pour the cake mixture over the pineapple and bake for 45 minutes, until you can insert a knife and it comes out clean.
- Leave the cake to cool for a few minutes the run a sharp knife round the side of the cake place a serving plate on the top of the cake pan and turn it over.