Cookbook:Dole Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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This is the original Dole-brand recipe for Pineapple Upside-Down Cake.

Dole Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Category	Cake recipes
Servings	12-16
Time	Prep: 30 minutes Baking: 45 minutes
Difficulty

Ingredients

• 1 large can (~397 g / 14 oz) pineapple, crushed or sliced
• 2 cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup (160 g / 5.6 oz) butter or butter substitute
• 1 cup (225 g / 7.9 oz) sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• ½ cup (125 ml / 4.2 fl oz) milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup (180 g / 6.3 oz) brown sugar
• Maraschino cherries, to garnish

Procedure

1. Drain the juice from the can of either crushed or sliced pineapple.
2. Sift flour into a mixing bowl. Sift again with baking powder and salt.
3. Cream ½ cup (125 g / 4.4 oz) butter in another bowl, then gradually add sugar; cream well.
4. Beat the yolks and whites of eggs separately. Add the yolks to creamed mixture and mix well, then add flour and milk alternately, mixing well.
5. Fold in the egg whites and vanilla.
6. Melt the rest of butter in large frying pan.
7. Spread the brown sugar over pan.
8. Add pineapple (if sliced is used, place slices closely together on the sugar; if Crushed, simply pour in the well-drained fruit).
9. Pour cake batter over fruit.
10. Bake 45 minutes at 350 °F (177 °C).
11. Turn upside-down on serving dish and garnish with maraschino cherries.

Notes, tips and variations

• The Cookbook has other pineapple upside-down cake recipes.