pineapple upside-down cake
I first made this in Junior High School Home Ec class. Used to make it lots of times for friends and family. Hadn't made one in years. It's still good.
yield
4 -6
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For pineapple upside-down cake
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8 ozcan sliced pineapple
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3 Tbspbutter
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1/2 cbrown sugar
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4maraschino cherries, halved
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1/3 cshortening
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1/2 csugar
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1egg
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1 tspvanilla
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1 call-purpose flour
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1 1/4 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspsalt
How To Make pineapple upside-down cake
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1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain pineapple reserving syrup. Halve pineapple slices. Melt butter in a 8x8x2-inch pan. Add brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of the reserved pineapple syrup. Add water to remaining syrup to make 1/2 cup. Arrange pineapple in bottom of pan. Place cherry half in center of each slice.
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2Cream together shortening and sugar till light. Add egg and vanilla; beat till fluffy. Sift together dry ingredients; add alternately with the 1/2 cup reserved pineapple syrup, beating after each addition. Spread over pineapple.
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3Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes; invert on plate. Serve warm.
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