Recipe Name
Pineapple Upside-down cake
Submitted by
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Recipe Description
original from Better Homes & Gardens cookbook from the 70s. Updated to use whole wheat flour and fruit packed in juice instead of syrup, and Splenda products to lower sugar.
Quantity
1
Quantity Unit
pan
Prep Time (minutes)
25
Cook Time (minutes)
45
Ready In (minutes)
70
Ingredients
Amount
Measure
Ingredient
1
1/3
cups
Pineapple juice, canned, unsweetened
1/2
cup, packed
brown sugar
3
tablespoons
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
1/3
cup
Shortening, vegetable
1/2
cup
splenda granulated
1/2
cup
brown sugar blend
1
egg
(Large) Free Roaming Organic Brown Eggs
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1
cup
wheat flour, wholewheat
1
1/4
teaspoons
baking powder
1/4
teaspoon
salt
Steps
Sequence
Step
1
drain the juice from the pineapple into a measuring cup
2
melt butter in an 8x8x2 pan
3
mix Splenda brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of the pineapple juice with the butter in the baking pan.
4
add water to remaining juice if needed to make 1/2 cup
5
spread pineapple on bottom of the pan
6
Cream shortening and sugar till light
7
add egg and vanilla and beat till fluffy
8
Sift together dry ingredients.
9
mix in the dry alternately with the pineapple juice, beating after each.
10
spread batter over pinapple in pan
11
bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes
12
cool 5 minutes then invert onto plate. Serve warm.