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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

 
From: Carol
To: phaedrus
Subject: pineapple upside down cake
Date sent: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 13:28:52 -0500

Hi, I am looking for a recipe for pineapple upside down cake.

Thanks, Carol

Hi Carol,

Here are a couple of recipes for the old-fashioned kind.

Phaed

 Old-Fashion  Pineapple  Upside  Down  Cake

 Ingredients : 
 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
 3/4 c. brown sugar, packed
 1 can (8 oz.) sliced pineapple, drained
 9 maraschino cherries
 3 eggs, separated
 1 c. sugar
 1 c. all-purpose flour
 1/4 tsp. salt
 1/4 c. plus 1 tbsp. water
 1 tsp. vanilla extract

 Preparation : 
    Cream butter; gradually add brown sugar, beating until light and
 fluffy.  Spread creamed mixture evenly in a 9 inch cast iron
 skillet. Arrange pineapple and cherries evenly over mixture.  Beat
 egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.  Gradually add sugar,
 beating well.  Combine flour and salt; add to yolk mixture
 alternating with water, stirring well after each addition.  Stir in
 vanilla.  Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff peaks
 form; fold into batter.  Spoon batter evenly over pineapple slices
 in skillet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until wooden pick
 inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool 30 minutes in pan and invert
 cake onto serving plate. One 9 inch cake. 
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 Old  Fashioned  Pineapple  Upside  Down  Cake

 Ingredients : 
 2 cans sliced pineapple in heavy syrup
 1/2 c. butter or margarine
 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
 2/3 c. pecan halves
 2 c. unsifted flour
 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
 2/3 tsp. baking powder
 1 tsp. salt
 1/2 c. shortening
 1 c. milk
 2 eggs
 Maraschino cherries

 Preparation : 
    Melt butter in pan and add brown sugar and stir together and
 spread evenly in pan.  Place pineapple rings on top of brown sugar
 and butter mixture.  Place pecan half or maraschino cherry in
 middle.  Cream shortening and sugar together.  Add eggs, milk 
 then rest of dry ingredients.  Pour over pineapple.  Bake at 325
 degrees for 30 minutes.