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Famous Dave's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
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By Famous Dave Anderson
Posted July 23rd, 2007
Famous Dave's Backroads & Sidestreets
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Servings: 6-9
Author Notes: The recipe is part of a collection of "Down Home" cooking in Dave's fabulous book Famous Dave's Backroads and Sidestreets (proceeds from the book benefit charity). If the fruit should stick to the skillet, Dave says not to worry, just remove it and place it back on top of the cake.

Click here to learn more about Famous Dave, his phenomenal rags to riches success story, and of course, more fabulous "Down Home" recipes.

Ingredients: 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/3 plus 1/4 cup butter, softened, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
9 canned pineapple slices
9 maraschino cherry halves
2 egg yolks
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup half and half
1/4 cup buttermilk
Instructions: Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix brown sugar and 1/3 cup butter in a bowl. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and cinnamon. Spread evenly over the bottom of an ungreased 9" cast iron skillet or a 9" x 9" baking pan. Heat until the brown sugar melts.

Arrange pineapple slices over the brown sugar mixture. Place a cherry half in the middle of each slice. Beat egg yolks in a mixer bowl until thickened. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, Beating constantly until blended.

Mix flour, baking powder and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Add shortening, 1/4 cup butter, pineapple juice, half and half, buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until blended, scraping the bowl occasionally. Mix in egg yolk mixture. Fold in stiffly Beaten egg whites.

Spoon the batter into the prepared skillet. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Invert the skillet onto a serving platter, allowing the skillet to rest on the cake for several minutes before removing.



 

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