Name: Old-Fashioned Upside-Down Pineapple Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 450 g (sliced) canned pineapple drained; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 185 g butter softened; 6 red glace cherries; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 2 egg; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1/3 cup milk

by carolyn77 Last updated on 03/23/2022

Delicious old-fashioned cake, can be served warm with cream, ice cream or custard. A true winner to impress. Also works well with apple. - carolyn77

Ingredients

450 g (sliced) canned pineapple drained
1/2 cup brown sugar
185 g butter softened
6 red glace cherries
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 egg
1 1/2 cup self-raising flour
1/3 cup milk

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C.
Step 2

Place pineapple slices on a paper towel-lined tray to remove excess moisture.
Step 3

Grease a 20 cm ring pan and line base with baking paper.
Step 4

Beat brown sugar and 60 g butter with an electric mixer until creamy.
Step 5

Spread mixture over base of prepared cake pan. Arrange pineapple slices over brown sugar mixture.
Step 6

Place glace cherry in the centre of each pineapple ring.
Step 7

Beat caster sugar, vanilla and the remaining 125 g butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs one at a time.
Step 8

Fold in sifted flour alternately with the milk. Spoon the cake batter evenly over pineapple layer in pan.
Step 9

Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until cake is cooked when tested with a skewer.
Step 10

Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes then loosen edges and turn onto a serving plate.
Step 11

Serve warm with custard, cream or ice-cream.