When life turns upside-down, that’s usually not a good sign. But when cake turns upside-down, prepare to be amazed.
Two fruits epitomise the existence of summer: watermelon and pineapple. Personally, I favour the latter.
The Pineapple. One of the most attractive natural culinary treasures, encased in a criss-cross yellow-green coating, hatted with leaves that resemble a fountain. Sticky, sweet-sour bits of bright yellow are exactly what you need during the sweltering heat (which unfortunately only increases with each successive year- global warming, people).
I enjoy snacking on pineapple in its natural form. However, I do make an exception when it comes to this pineapple upside-down cake recipe.
If you’re looking for a fuss-free recipe dressed to impress, this one is it. 1 layer, no frosting, no exotic ingredients (besides the pineapple, of course) – super easy to put together.
This pineapple upside-down cake is a basic vanilla cake with a caramelised pineapple layer. If you can purchase a good pineapple, I would use that in this recipe, but obviously canned pineapple works just as well. I find that canned pineapple has less of a prominent taste compared to fresh, but it still works beautifully.
The pineapple adds a nice, sharp contrast to the subtlety of the vanilla. You can arrange the pineapples however you’d like, but because I like to maximise the amount of fruit in this recipe, I like to cut it into small pieces so that I can fit as much pineapple into the cake pan as possible and up the sides.
This pineapple upside-down cake is lovely warm, plain or with some ice cream.
Okay, it’s hot, it’s sunny, so let’s make this pineapple upside-down cake recipe!
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