Best Pineapple Upside Down Spice Cake Recipes

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN NUTTY SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a cast iron skillet on medium heat add 6 tablespoons butter, the brown sugar and pineapple juice. Simmer for a few minutes until sugar dissolves then remove from heat. Arrange pineapple slices and cherries in sugar glaze filling in spaces with cherries.
• In a large bowl sift flour, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon and sugar. In a smaller bowl whisk egg, milk, vanilla and remaining butter. Pour wet ingredients over dry and blend until just combined, fold in walnuts. Pour cake batter into the cast iron skillet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let rest for 5 minutes before turning out onto a platter.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine butter and brown sugar. Spread over bottom of lightly greased slow cooker. Arrange pineapple on top.
• To make cake: In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, if desired, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add milk and flour mixture alternately, making three additions of flour and two of milk, beating well after each addition. blend in cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla. Pour batter over pineapple slices.
• Place dish towels over top of slow cooker (see tip). Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours or until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. To serve, slice and invert on plate. Top with vanilla ice cream.
• TIP: To prevent accumulated moisture from dripping on the cake batter, place two clean dish towels, each folded in half (to create a total of four layers), across the top of the cooker before covering with lid.