Cast-Iron Pineapple Upside-down Cake

Deneen Flowers
Deneen Flowers @cook_3251233
Martinsburg, West Virginia

I have been making this recipe for over thirty years. I use my old trusty cast-skillet to bake this cake. It will caramelize the brown sugar just right.

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Ingredients

8 servings
  1. 1/2 cupbutter, thinly slice
  2. 1 cupbrown sugar
  3. 1 canpineapple rings, drained
  4. 1 canmaraschino cherries
  5. 1 cupall-purpose flour
  6. 2 tspbaking powder
  7. 3eggs
  8. 1 cupsugar
  9. 3 tbsphot water

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°. Put butter slices evenly in the bottom of a 9-10"cast-iron skillet. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange pineapple rings on top. Put a cherry in each pineapple ring.

  2. 2

    In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder.

  3. 3

    In a medium bowl, lightly beat eggs. Gradually add granulated sugar to mixture, then mix in water. Add dry ingredients, mixing well.

  4. 4

    Pour batter over the pineapple rings in the skillet. Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove cake while it is still hot by inverting the skillet onto a cake plate. Serve with whipped cream.

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Theresa Flaherty
Theresa Flaherty @theresaf123
This cake is phenomenal! My husband gives it 5 stars!! Thank you for sharing the recipe! It's a keeper!!

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Deneen Flowers
Deneen Flowers @cook_3251233
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Martinsburg, West Virginia
I am a good old fashion country cook. My cast iron skillet is used a lot in my kitchen. You'll never see a "whoopum" biscuit in this home.
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