iron skillet pineapple upside down cake

Name: IRON SKILLET PINEAPPLE UPSIDEDOWN CAKE
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup(s) butter, divided; 1 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 can(s) pineapple slices (20 oz); 1 jar(s) maraschino cherries (10 oz); 1/2 cup(s) chopped pecans; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1 cup(s) buttermilk

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theresa dibert

oddville, KY

Updated on Feb 9, 2024

This is a great cake. It can also be made in a 9x13 pan. If you can, use a 12-inch iron skillet.

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Iron Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake ready to be sliced.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This Iron Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a wonderful example of a classic dessert. The sugars of the pineapple caramelize with a brown butter sauce and make this cake irresistible. Chopped pecans top off this cake and become candied as they bake. Soft and moist, it's worth the little bit of time it takes to make the spiced cake from scratch. When you take a bite of it with the candied pecans, caramelized pineapple, and cherries, it's almost sinful.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups butter, divided
1 cup brown sugar
1 can pineapple slices (20 oz)
1 jar maraschino cherries (10 oz)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup buttermilk

How To Make iron skillet pineapple upside down cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt 2/3 cup of butter. Stir in brown sugar.

Step 2

Spread in the bottom of an ungreased 12-inch iron skillet or a 13 X 9 X 2 pan.
Step 3

Arrange pineapple slices over the sugar mixture. Place a cherry in the center of each pineapple slice.
Step 4

Sprinkle with pecans and set aside.
Step 5

In a large bowl, cream sugar and the remaining butter.
Step 6

Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
Step 7

Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl.
Step 8

Add alternately with buttermilk mixing well after each addition.
Step 9

Carefully pour batter over the sugar mixture.
Step 10

Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the toothpick test says it's done.
Step 11

Immediately invert onto a serving platter.
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