Pineapple Brown Sugar Pound Cake Upside Down

Name: Pineapple Brown Sugar Pound Cake Upside Down
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 12 squares depending on size
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 c white sugar; 1 c (2 sticks) unsalted butter; 1/4 c vegetable shortening; 5 large eggs; 1/2 Tbsp baking powder; 3 c cake flour; 1 c milk; 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract; 1 can(s) crushed pineapple, 15 oz; 1/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/2 stick butter, unsalted butter

By Nancy Allen
@mawmawnan

This cake is so good. I like mine warm with a scoop of ice cream.

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If you like pound cake, you're going to love this light pineapple brown sugar pound cake. We loved the sweet and tartness from the pineapples. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and it's a lovely dessert. The Test Kitchen

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Serves:

12 squares depending on size

Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

1 Hr 10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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2 c

brown sugar, firmly packed
1 c

white sugar
1 c

(2 sticks) unsalted butter
1/4 c

vegetable shortening
5 large

eggs
1/2 Tbsp

baking powder
3 c

cake flour
1 c

milk
1 Tbsp

pure vanilla extract
1 can(s)

crushed pineapple, 15 oz
1/4 c

brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 stick

butter, unsalted butter

How to Make Pineapple Brown Sugar Pound Cake Upside Down

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350.
Combine the brown and white sugar in the large bowl of your Kitchen Aid mixer.
Then add the 2 sticks of soft butter and shortening. Beat until it is creamy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In another large bowl, sift together the baking powder and flour 3 times.
Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla and combine.
For this cake, you can use a 13 or 15-inch baking dish sprayed with Pam. In the oven melt the 1/2 stick of butter in the dish.
Now add your pineapple and brown sugar.
Pour your cake batter over pineapple mixture.
Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, more or less time depending on how your oven cooks. Test cake in the middle with a wooden skewer or toothpick.
Remove from oven and let cool 10 or so minutes. Then loosen sides of cake with a knife. Place a cookie sheet over top of the cake & flip it carefully. Let cool or warm before slicing depending how you like your cake.