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Grandma's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
C. N.
"My gramma used to bake cakes and pies during the Depression and my grampa would sell them door-to-door and on the street corners to support them during that awful time. This is one of my favorites."
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Ingredients
45 m servings 319 calsOriginal recipe yields 8 servings
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar; heat until bubbly. Remove from heat. Arrange pineapple rings and pecans on top.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; repeat sifting twice more.
- Beat white sugar and eggs together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Alternate folding flour mixture and pineapple juice into the egg mixture in 3 batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Pour over pineapple slices.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the skillet for 5 minutes. Invert carefully onto a serving platter.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 319 calories; 10.2 g fat; 55.1 g carbohydrates; 3.4 g protein; 67 mg cholesterol; 215 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Read all reviews 66 Ratings
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Most helpful positive review
4/16/2017
My husband's favorite cake! This was so light and it didn't make me feel too full. It was perfect for something sweet after dinner. Great with a cup of coffee, or tall glass of ice cold milk. I ...
Most helpful critical review
11/30/2016
It's been so long since I've eaten pineapple upside down cake that I don't quite remember how it tastes, but this seems a bit too spongy in texture for me. Incredibly easy, but bland as well. I ...
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4/16/2017
My husband's favorite cake! This was so light and it didn't make me feel too full. It was perfect for something sweet after dinner. Great with a cup of coffee, or tall glass of ice cold milk. I ...
3/18/2017
I teach English classes in Guatemala, and students asked to make a cake. Because we have access to fresh, local and sweet pineapple, we tried this, mainly because it doesn't take a boxed cake m...
2/25/2017
this is the first time I have filled with a cast iron skillet and I am pretty happy with the results.
11/30/2016
It's been so long since I've eaten pineapple upside down cake that I don't quite remember how it tastes, but this seems a bit too spongy in texture for me. Incredibly easy, but bland as well. I ...