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Pineapple Upside Down Cake


Pineapple upside down cake is one of my favorite cakes which I really enjoy while baking. This cake is wonderful, dense, buttery rich with sweet caramelized pineapple. My favorite part is the last stage of baking and flipping it on to the platter, and scrapping the pan to get every bit of that creamy caramel :) I have brought a bit of change to this all time classic dessert..did not have maraschino cherry, so placed fresh cherry instead and loved the end product, the beautiful color that the cherry gave to my pineapple upside down..will it not be a great idea.. a cherry upside down cake..my next venture for sure.




Ingredients
Sliced Pineapple 1/2 inch round- 12 pieces
Cherries- 1/2 cup
Light Brown Sugar- 1 cup
Cake flour- 3 cups
Unsalted butter- 1/2 cup ( 8 tbs)
Baking powder 1 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda- 1 tsp
Salt-1/3 tsp
Granulated sugar 3/4 cup
Eggs-2 Separated
Butter milk- 3/4 cup
Pineapple juice- 4 tsp
Vanilla essence - 2 tsp

Start by making the caramel topping. Heat 3 tbs of butter ( reserve the rest for the cake)and brown sugar, till the mixture is bubbly and caramelized,do not stir once the sugar is dissolved. Allow it to cool. Take the desired baking pan and pour the mixture into it. Arrange pineapples and cherries over the caramelized syrup.

Pre heat oven to 375 degree F. Shift twice the dry ingredients, flour,baking powder, soda and salt and keep aside.
Cream together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, pineapple juice and vanilla essence  and combine in . Now add dry ingredients and butter milk, little by little mixing in a low speed. In a separate bowl beat egg whites and finally fold in with the batter. Spoon in the batter over the pineapple pieces and bake  for thirty minutes ( middle rack) or till toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan itself for about 5 - 8 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the cake pan and gently invert  into a cake plate and lift off. Enjoy!

Try this..
Enjoy.

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  1. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)July 20, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhh...moist n soft...........love it......looks awesome darling

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  2. Suman SinghJuly 20, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    WOW..looks irresistable..yumm

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  3. aipiJuly 20, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    oh my!! that looks sooooooo perfect.. can i have a slice :-)

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  4. Priya SureshJuly 20, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    Such a gorgeous cake, looks very tempting and yummy..

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  5. SatrupaJuly 20, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    hey I am drooling here ...... u tickled my taste buds !

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

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  6. Indian Cuisine BlogrollJuly 20, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    Cake looks delicious....love the color

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  7. Guna's kitchenJuly 20, 2010 at 3:15 PM

    OMg!!!!! it came out perfect.... very tempting and luks beautiful..will try it

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  8. KrishnaveniJuly 20, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    wowwwwwwwwww so good, awesome recipe suja

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  9. SatyaJuly 20, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    wow what a delicious cake ...it looks sooooooo very yummy n tempting

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  10. NithaJuly 20, 2010 at 7:09 PM

    Suja.... The cake looks so delicious.. am droling over it,..

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  11. TREAT AND TRICKJuly 20, 2010 at 7:35 PM

    Beautiful and yummy cake, looks great...

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  12. UnknownJuly 20, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    Suja, I simply love this. I recently learnt how to make it (of course from a cake mix) and already made it about 2 times and making it again this weekend... yippppppeeeeeeeee. Your pic looks absolutely drool-worthy !!!

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  13. SayaliJuly 20, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    looks amazing

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  14. SuhainaJuly 20, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    oh what a beauty. love it. i had made it once. next will try ur recipe too. lovely clicks dear.

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  15. BergamotJuly 20, 2010 at 10:55 PM

    looks really good

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  16. Sushma MallyaJuly 21, 2010 at 12:52 AM

    Very tempting click suja, very beautiful cake...

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  17. Sreelekha SumeshJuly 21, 2010 at 1:05 AM

    Entammo..pic kandittu kothiyayi.looks great da:)

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  18. Indian KhanaJuly 21, 2010 at 1:27 AM

    Looks so beautiful ...lovely pic

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  19. My Kitchen AnticsJuly 21, 2010 at 4:12 AM

    id be boasting if i say my upside down cakes are the best ever..but yeah i love trying it out with different fruits...and never really tried the pineapple ..shud give it a go

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  20. VrindaJuly 21, 2010 at 6:01 AM

    My hubby's fav cake..looks delish......

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  21. Hamaree RasoiJuly 21, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    Hi Suja

    What a delicious looking cake. I feel tempted already. Great clicks. I can always expect great preparations from you always.

    Deepa

    Hamaree Rasoi

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  22. Reshmi AhmedJuly 21, 2010 at 8:30 AM

    Hi Suja, this looks absolutely soft and delicious !

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  23. UmaJuly 21, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    lovely fruit cake..

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  24. UnknownJuly 21, 2010 at 11:48 AM

    Perfect cake..Looks absolutely delicious...Yum Yum!!!

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  25. kitchen queenJuly 21, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    yummy and delicious cake.

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  26. MadhuJuly 21, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    looks really nice Suja. one question though....did you put any sheet or something so that the cake flips nicely or did you do it directly from the pan?

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  27. Pratiba BhatJuly 21, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    Lovely :) :) Wish it come come out of the computer screen so that I can have it :)

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  28. FathimaJuly 21, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    moist and yum... I make this a lot too.. love the flavor that pineapple adds to the cake!

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  29. SujiJuly 21, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    Oh my..Looks yummy yumm,, that glaze on top is so so good...mouthwatering cake

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  30. arthiJuly 21, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    OMG!!mouthwatering cake..

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  31. Sarah NaveenJuly 22, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    Oh My...i m drooling..looks awesome..

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  32. LathaJuly 22, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    Super delicious cake.

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  33. NamithaJuly 22, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    adipoli..I too love this..:-)

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  34. PranisKitchenJuly 22, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    very delicious one. perfectly baked pineapple cake
    looks so soft and sweettt

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  35. AnonymousJuly 22, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    looks divine..I have never baked this.I think I shud

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  36. Suja ManojJuly 23, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    Madhu..no need to put sheet..it will come out easily as it is buttery in the bottom. But do not wait for long,around five minutes to cool,run a knife around the edges..slide a plate on top of the cake..hold tightly and turn the cake pan upside down and carefully lift the pan.

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  37. Suja ManojJuly 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the lovely comments:)

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  38. Pratiba BhatJuly 23, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Its amazing that you did it at home :) no need of going to the bakery!!! :) Lovely :)

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  39. Suja ManojAugust 5, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    Thanks Pratiba:)

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  40. AnonymousOctober 7, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Perfect cake!

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  41. LizyMay 30, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    Hello Mrs. Suja,

    Let me start by saying that I like your blog and tried out many recipes. Tried making this a few days earlier but came across this hurdle. You say about "Heat the butter n sugar for the caramel" and "cream together butter" later for the cake. There is mention of butter at two places but no mention quantitatively in the ingredients or in the procedure. Please can you clarify that.

    Thank you,
    P. Thomas

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  42. Suja ManojMay 30, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    Hi Thomas,thanks for visiting and for trying recipes,hope you like it
    Thanks for pointing out,I have just edited.I used half stick( 8 tbs) of butter in this recipe.
    I took 3 tbs for the caramel and the rest for the cake. It is a really delicious cake,hope you and family enjoy..Do visit again:)

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