Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1oz)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (not packed)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple slices
• 11 pecan halves
• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon poppy seed, lightly toasted (blue poppy not )
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice (from the can of slices)
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon dark rum

Recipe

• 1 over medium heat, melt the butter in the skillet and add the brown sugar and cinnamon.
• 2 stir until sugar begins to melt.
• 3 arrange pineapple slices and pecan halves as seen in the picture.
• 4 in case you're not using a cast iron skillet, after you add the brown sugar and it melts, pour that mixture into the cake pan you're going to use, then arrange the pineapple and pecans.
• 5 you can also replace the pecans with red or green maraschino cherries.
• 6 for the cake -
• 7 in a medium mixing bowl, combine sifted flour, sifted baking powder, salt and coconut flakes.
• 8 in a small mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. this takes a little time so be patient.
• 9 add vanilla to butter sugar mixture. beat.
• 10 then add the egg, beat well.
• 11 add poppy seeds, mix.
• 12 in another small bowl combine buttermilk, pineapple juice and rum. you can double the quantity of rum if you prefer a stronger taste.
• 13 fold the wet ingredients into the dry alternating between additions of the butter-sugar-egg mixture and the buttermilk-juice-rum mixture.
• 14 stir until just combined. take care not to overmix.
• 15 pour the cake batter over the prepared topping.
• 16 bake at 350 for about 35 min or till it tests done.
• 17 as soon as the cake comes out of the oven, invert a plate over the skillet and flip it.
• 18 be careful to avoid splashing any of the melted sugar around, it's extremely hot.
• 19 i also like to put a piece of parchment paper on my plate before flipping the cake.
• 20 enjoy!