Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
- 6 tablespoons ( 3/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple slices (packed in natural juice), drained but 1/2 cup juice reserved
- 12 to 15 pecan halves
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted margarine, room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Whipped cream (garnish)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Melt the butter and pour into the bottom of a 9 1/2-inch spring form pan.
- (Place the pan on a piece of aluminum foil to catch any butter that leaks through.)
- Press the brown sugar evenly over the butter and sprinkle with the rum.
- Arrange 7 of the pineapple slices over the brown sugar.
- Fill in the spaces with the pecan halves.
- Set aside.
- Cream the margarine and granulated sugar in a mixer bowl.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Beat in the vanilla.
- Sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, and salt together.
- Beat into the butter mixture alternately with the reserved pineapple juice.
- Pour the cake batter over the pineapple slices in the spring form pan.
- Bake until the center of the cake springs back when gently touched, 40 to 45 minutes.
- While the cake is still hot, remove the side of the pan.
- Invert the cake onto a platter and remove the pan bottom.
- Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.
- Top with dollops of whipped cream.
butter, brown sugar, dark rum, pineapple, pecan, unsalted margarine, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, ground ginger, baking powder, salt, cream
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/pineapple-upside-down-cake-2 (may not work)