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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

  • 15 Minutes Prep1 Hour 10 Minutes Total
  • 9 Servings
  • 390 Calories per Serving
Bake a classic dessert! Buttery rich and caramelly pineapple take this yellow cake.

Ingredient List

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 9 slices pineapple in juice (from 14-oz can), drained
  • 9 maraschino cherries without stems, if desired
  • 1 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 egg

Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. In 9-inch square pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter. Arrange pineapple slices over brown sugar. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice.
  2. In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
  3. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake a few minutes so brown sugar mixture can drizzle over cake; remove pan. Serve warm. Store cake loosely covered.

Tips

  • A dollop of whipped cream is a welcome addition to this classic cake.

Nutrition Information

Servings: 9
Serving size: 1 Serving
Amount per serving (Calories ): 390
Nutrition Facts
Food component / NutrientAmount% Daily Value*
Total Fat14g0%
Saturated Fat6g0%
Trans FatValue not available% Value not available
Cholesterol40mg0%
Sodium270mg0%
Total Carbohydrate62g0%
Dietary Fiber1g0%
Soluble FiberValue not available% Value not available
SugarsValue not available% Value not available
Protein4g% Value not available
Vitamin DValue not available0%
Vitamin EValue not available0%
CalciumValue not available10%
IronValue not available8%
PotassiumValue not available0%
ThiaminValue not available0%
RiboflavinValue not available0%
NiacinValue not available0%
Vitamin B6Value not available0%
Vitamin B12Value not available0%
Pantothenic AcidValue not available0%
PhosphorusValue not available0%
MagnesiumValue not available0%
ZincValue not available0%
ManganeseValue not available0%
SeleniumValue not available0%
CopperValue not available0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

  • Starch 1&½,
  • Fruit 1,
  • Other Carbohydrate 1&½,
  • Skim Milk 0,
  • Low-Fat Milk 0,
  • Milk 0,
  • Vegetable 0,
  • Very Lean Meat 0,
  • Lean Meat 0,
  • Medium-Fat Meat 0,
  • High-Fat Meat 0,
  • Fat 2&½

Carbohydrate Choice

  • Choices per serving4

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