Pineapple Upside Down Cake for Bringing Back Retro Recipes #SundaySupper

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Noshing with the Nolands

We are getting retro at #SundaySupper. Immediately a Pineapple Upside Down Cake popped into my head. I went straight to my Better Homes and Gardens Dessert Cook Book that was published in 1960, I knew it had to be in there and I was right. I had never made one before but I now know why this cake was so hugely popular back in the 50′s and 60′s. It was around for much longer than that but those decades seem to be when everyone was making it. Dole started canning pineapple rings just after the turn of the century and pineapple replaced apples and cherries that had been popular until then. It has huge flavor and is so delicious. My little cake was gobbled right down.

With it’s ooey gooey caramel topping and the wonderful taste of pineapple, cherries and a little pecan, you can’t get anything better and it was so easy to make. I will be making this one again for sure!!

5.0 from 3 reviews

Pineapple Upside Down Cake for Retro Recipes Then and Now #SundaySupper

Author: Tara Noland

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Total time: 1 hour

Serves: 8

A delicious and easy cake that looks so impressive!

Ingredients

Topping

3 Tbsp. butter
⅔ cup brown sugar
6 canned pineapple rings
6 maraschino cheeries
5 pecan halves

Cake

⅓ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1¼ cups cake flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ cup pineapple juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Drain the pineapple reserving ½ cup of the juice.
To make the topping melt the butter and pour it into a 9½” cake pan (you may want to spray this first with cooking spray, I didn’t and my cake came out fine). Sprinkle in brown sugar and stir to combine. Arrange the pineapple slices, putting a cherry into the middle of each ring and a pecan half at the edge between each slice. Set aside.
For the cake cream the shortening and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and beat well until smooth and creamy. Whisk the dry ingredients together.Add the flour mixture alternatively with the pineapple juice and beat well after each addition scraping down the sides. Spread over the pineapple.
Bake for 40-45 min. until golden and a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool 5 min. Run a knife around the edge of the cake and invert onto a cake platter. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired or let cool completely.

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Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens Dessert Cook Book

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