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simply deliscious moist pineapple upside down cake

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Recipe by
Cindy Rice
@Syndilou
Springfield, VT

For old fashioned goodness, that you'll keep going back for more, try this..I promise you won't regret it..:) quick, easy, and clean up is a snap..soooo..yummy..:) When your family is bugging you for some home baked goodies, but you really don't feel like getting into your baking mojo...this is a good go to dessert..:) no work at all..:)

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For simply deliscious moist pineapple upside down cake

  • 2cups
    pineapple, drained, in natural juices..:)
  • 2tbl.
    butter
  • 1/2 cup
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 1/2 cup
    flour( ap)
  • 2 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp.
    salt
  • 1/3 c.
    shortening( i used unrefined coconut oil)
  • 3/4 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla, pure extract( i use the vanilla paste)
  • 2/3 c
    milk

How To Make simply deliscious moist pineapple upside down cake

  • 1
    Melt butter in a round 9 1/2 inch baking pan..stir in the brown suger.. Arrange chunked pineapple in pan over the butter/brown suger mixture..( I usually stir it all up and then even it out nicely..), also prefer crushed pineapple..but I think the chunked works just as well),
  • 2
    Combine flour, baking powder & salt. Set aside..
  • 3
    In a mixing bowl, beat shortening 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat till well combined..
  • 4
    Add egg and vanilla..beat 1 minute.
  • 5
    Add dry ingredients alternately w/milk to beaten mixture( shortening mixture), beating after each addition..
  • 6
    Very carefully spread in pan over pineapple chunks..smoothing it out evenly..
  • 7
    Bake in 350° oven for 50-55 minutes..( check it after 40 min.) till a nice golden color.. Cool in pan for 5 minutes..invert into serving plate..serve warm..makes 8 servings..enjoy
  • 8
    NOTE: you can easily turn this into rhubarb upside cake..which w/following this recipe..is the bomb..even if ya don't like rhubarb..:) Just use 2 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb, cut up into 1/2-1 inch pieces..
  • 9
    Enjoy..:) Incidentally..I've made it w/both..
  • 10
    P.s. When I made this..( the one in the picture.) ..I only had one can of chunked pineapple..I just every spaced it out, the best I could..;) ENJOY..:)
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