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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Pineapple upside down cake




Ingredients

1.Pineapple slices - 1/2 of a pineapple
2.Maida /All purpose flour- 2 cup
3.Baking powder -2 tsp
4.Egg (room temperature) -3
5.Salt - a pinch
6.Butter (room temperature) - 1 cup or 1 cube
7.White sugar -2 cup
8.Vanilla extract -1 tsp
9.Milk - 1/2 cup [you can replace milk with 1/2 cup of concentrated pineapple juice]





Preparation

1.Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit
2.Coat 9 to 10 inch cake pan with butter or oil spray.
3.In a saucepan over medium -low heat melt 160grms (coffee cup) of light brown sugar/white sugar  and  4tsp of butter.
[Get more tips to caramelize sugar : http://annshealthykitchen.blogspot.com/search/label/Tips ]
4.When it started to bubble around the pan remove from heat and pour in the cake pan.
5.Arrange pineapple slices over caramelized sugar
6.Put cherries on the centre of pineapple(optional)
7.To make a lighter cake, separate the eggs first.In a medium bowl,with mixer on medium high speed beat egg whites and keep aside.
8.Beat 1 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
9. Add the egg yolks one at a time and beat well
10.Add  sugar and beat until well blended .

11.Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1/3 of the flour.Add 1/4 cup of milk or 1/4 cup concentrated pineapple juice.
12. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in flour mixture.
13.Again add 1/3 rd of the flour and 1/4 cup of milk/concentrated pineapple juice.Beat again
14.Add rest of the flour and beat
15.Now add 1/2 of the egg white and mix well using a spatula
16.Add the rest and mix again
17.Spread the mix on the cake pan without making much bubbles.
18.Bake around 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
19.Take out the cake and wait for 10 minutes.Flip it over.
20.Pineapple upside down cake is ready





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