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My mother-in-law's notes indicate she developed this recipe from a number of different upside-down cake versions.

Servings: 1 8-in. square cake

Servings: 1 8-in. square cake
Ingredients
  • 1 c. cake flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ c. milk
  • 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 c. sugar
  • ½ c. brown sugar
  • 4 canned pineapple slices
  • 6 maraschinos
Steps
  1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut maraschinos into fourths. Drain pineapple slices & halve.
  2. Melt 2-tbsp. butter in 8-in. square pan; then stir in brown sugar.
  3. Place pineapple slices in bottom of pan; put 3 cherry pieces in middle of each slice.
  4. Scald milk in top of double boiler; then stir in remaining butter & vanilla.
  5. Beat eggs till thick & foamy (app. 3-mins.). Gradually blend in sugar, beating constantly; beat 4 more minutes.
  6. Quickly stir flour & baking powder into eggs till just mixed, then stir in milk mixture.
  7. Pour batter into pan & bake 45-mins.
  8. When done, let cake stand in pan 5-mins. then turn upside down.
 

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