Recipe of Andrew Copley Pineapple upside-down cake

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This pineapple upside down cake is dense, like a sour cream pound cake, with ground almonds in the flour to give it even more substance and a slight almond flavor. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. This pineapple upside down cake is soft and buttery with a caramelized brown sugar pineapple & cherry topping. This classic pineapple upside-down cake makes a fun centrepiece for afternoon tea and brings back many childhood memories.

Pineapple upside-down cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pineapple upside-down cake is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pineapple upside-down cake using 17 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pineapple upside-down cake:

1. Prepare for the caramel
2. Take 1/2 cup brown sugar
3. Make ready 6 tablespoon unsalted butter
4. Prepare 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
5. Take 1 pinch salt
6. Get for the cake
7. Prepare 2 1/4 cups self-rising flour
8. Prepare 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon baking powder
10. Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
11. Prepare 1 cup whole milk
12. Prepare 4 large eggs
13. Make ready 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
14. Prepare 3/4 cup unsalted butter
15. Make ready 1/4 cup sour cream
16. Make ready 2 cans pineapple slices
17. Take 11 cherries

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Instructions to make Pineapple upside-down cake:

1. To make the caramel
2. Combine brown sugar butter, vanilla and salt in a small pot. - Heat on medium while whisking. - Cook for about 5 minutes.
3. PREPPING THE PAN - Pour enough of the caramel into pan and work toward edge so bottom is covered.
4. Cut the all but one of the pineapple rings in half. Lay the uncut ring in the center of the bottom then place the halves around it. Place the cherries halves in the voids.
5. Press pineapple halves onto the pan’s side then add a cherries at the top of each piece. Set pan aside and get started on the batter.
6. FOR THE CAKE - Preheat the oven to 180C.
7. In a large bowl sift the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Give it a whisk and set aside. - In a medium bowl, add eggs, milk, vanilla and sour cream. Whisk together and set aside.
8. Add room temperature butter to a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment and cream for a few seconds.
9. Add dry mixture to the butter in two batches mixing on medium-low. Scrape the bowl down and mix until you have a crumby mixture.
10. On medium speed, beat ½ of the wet mixture into the crumby dry mixture. Scrape the bowl down and add the remaining wet mixture. Beat until combined.
11. Pour batter into the prepared pan, filling only 2/3 the way up.
12. Bake for 40-45 minutes and/or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
13. Once cake is springy in the center remove and allow to cool in pan for about 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack and allow to cool completely.
14. ENJOY🌹

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