Caramelised pineapple upside-down cake
A soft vanilla cake topped with pineapple caramelised in spiced brown sugar.
Active time25 min
Cooking40 min
Total1 h 45 minResting : 45 min
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Ingredients
- 340 g canned pineapple rings in juice, drained weight
- 35 g pitted red candied cherries
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 105 g unsalted butter
- 113 g whole milk
- 1 large egg
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- 5 ml vanilla extract
- 150 g white wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine salt
- 149 g white sugar
- 106 g soft light brown sugar
Preparation
Soften butter and take egg and milk out of the fridge for about 20 minutes. Grease a solid round 23 cm tin with 5 g butter. Melt 57 g butter in a saucepan for about 5 minutes, mix with brown sugar, cinnamon and ginger and spread over the base. Drain the pineapple and weigh the listed drained amount. Arrange it with the cherries, cutting some rings if needed to use all fruit without thick overlaps.
340 g canned pineapple rings in juice, drained weight35 g pitted red candied cherries¼ tsp ground ginger105 g unsalted butter113 g whole milk1 large egg¼ tsp ground cinnamon106 g soft light brown sugar- solid round tin
- saucepan
- spoon
- colander
- knife
- board
Beat the remaining 43 g soft butter with white sugar. Add egg, then salt, baking powder and vanilla. Alternate flour and milk, starting and ending with flour and stopping once smooth. Gently spread over fruit. Bake for about 35 minutes in a preheated conventional oven at 190 °C. A skewer in the centre should carry no raw batter.
5 ml vanilla extract150 g white wheat flour2 tsp baking powder½ tsp fine salt149 g white sugar- bowl
- electric whisk
- spatula
- solid round tin
- oven
- wooden skewer
- oven gloves
Wait 3 minutes out of the oven. Place a heatproof plate over the tin and turn over while holding firmly with oven gloves. Wait 30 seconds before lifting off the tin. Gently replace any stuck fruit and let cool for about 20 minutes before serving.
- solid round tin
- heatproof plate
- oven gloves
- spatula
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Sources and credits
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