PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN SPONGE CAKE

Pineapple Upside Down Sponge Cake image

Provided by Dee Stillwell

Categories Cakes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 13

PINEAPPLE TOPPING
1 c brown sugar, firmly packed
3 Tbsp butter
1 - 21 oz sliced pineapple, drain but reserve juice for batter
marachino cherries & chopped walnuts are optional
CAKE BATTER
3 large eggs
1 1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c reserved pineapple juice
1 tsp vanilla

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put all sponge cake batter ingredients in an mixing bowl and beat together with a wire whisk, set aside.
2. In a 9 inch cast iron skillet, melt butter and brown sugar together and simmer until it foams. Place pineapple rings on top to form a circle with one in the middle. Place a cherry in each center and sprinkle with chopped walnuts (or any nut u want to use) Pour sponge cake batter over pineapple rings. Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Let set for 10 minutes, loosen edges and invert on a serving plate. Serve warm or cold, plain or with vanilla ice cream or whip cream. Enjoy!