Pineapple Skillet Sponge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 7 pineapple slices
• whole nutmeats
• 7 maraschino cherries
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 stiff-beaten egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups sugar (divided)
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour (cake flour is different than all-purpose...i didn't know that and did not take a chance)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 topping: in a heavy 8" ovenproof skillet (cast iron) melt butter and add brown sugar.
• 2 arrange pineapple slices over mixture; place nut meats between slices and place a cherry in the center of each slice.
• 3 pour following batter over.
• 4 batter: beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored, add 1/2 cup of sugar, and continue beating.
• 5 add water, then fold in remaining cup of sugar sifted with flour, salt, and baking powder.
• 6 beat well and fold in egg whites.
• 7 pour over pineapple in skillet and bake in a moderate oven (325 degrees) 45 minutes.
• 8 cool, run knife around edge to loosen, and turn out on a large platter, pineapple side up.
• 9 if desired, serve with whipped cream.