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Monday, 11 February 2013

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:-                         

For Topping:-      
  • Pineapple slices - 1 Tin
  •  Glazed Cherries  - 1/2 Cup
  •  Brown sugar - 1/2 Cup
  •  Butter - 1/4 Cup
For Cake:-
  •  All purpose`flour - 1 1/2 Cups
  •  Eggs - 2 Nos.
  •  Baking powder - 1 Tsp
  •  Vanilla Essence - 1 Tsp
  •  Butter - 1/2 Cup
  •  Sugar - 1 Cup
  •  Salt - 1/2 Tsp
Method To Prepare :-
  • Preheat an oven to 200'C. Butter a 9-inch round cake tin.
Topping:-
  •  Melt the butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat simmer,stirring occasionally a few times.
  •  Remove from heat and pour into the bottom of the prepared cake tin.
  •  Arrange pineapple & cherries on top of caramel.
Cake:-
  • To make the batter, mix in together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside
  • In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and set aside.
  • In a another bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, add the egg yolks and vanilla essence & beat until smooth.
  • Add the flour mixture & beat on low until just blended,fold in the egg whites very gently without beating it too hardly.
  • Pour batter over the pineapple topping and spread evenly.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool 5-10 minutes before inverting onto a cake platter.

Tips:-
  • Serve with fresh cream or vanilla ice cream.
  • Glazed cherries can be substituted by  dried raisins as well