Grandma's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Description
Ready in under 1 hour, this classic upside-down cake is made with pineapple rings and pecans to create a quick and easy crowd-pleasing treat.
Ingredients
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1/3 cup butter
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1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
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8 pineapple rings
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8 pecan halves
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2/3 cup white sugar
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2 eggs
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1/4 cup pineapple juice
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Melt butter in a 9-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar; heat until bubbly. Remove from heat. Arrange pineapple rings and pecans on top.
3
Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; repeat sifting twice more.
4
Beat white sugar and eggs together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
5
Alternate folding flour mixture and pineapple juice into egg mixture in 3 batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour over pineapple slices.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the skillet for 5 minutes. Invert carefully onto a serving platter.