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  1. OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

  2. Quoted message said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    Here's one that I've made several times (always with great success). I did
    substitute canned pineapple rings and maraschino cherries for the fresh
    ones.

    * Exported from MasterCook *

    Emeril's Pineapple Upside Down Cake

    Recipe By :Emeril Lagasse
    Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:25
    Categories : Company Desserts

    Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
    -------- ------------ --------------------------------
    5 pineapple slices
    3/4 cup unsalted butter -- divided
    3/4 cup light brown sugar
    14 pecan halves
    1 cup cake flour
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 cup granulated sugar
    2 eggs
    1 cup buttermilk
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon dark rum
    4 each cherries -- halved and pitted

    Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium
    heat. Add the brown sugar and stir to combine. Increase the heat to medium
    high and cook until the sugar mixture is bubbly, about 2 minutes. Arrange
    the pineapple slices in the skillet in a pleasing pattern and continue to
    cook for 2 minutes, or until the sugar mixture turns an amber color. Turn
    the pineapple slices over and remove the pan from the heat (the mixture will
    continue to cook even though the heat is off). Arrange the pecan halves in
    the spaces between the rings. Set aside to cool slightly.

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
    Stir together the flours, baking power, baking soda, and salt in a medium
    mixing bowl.
    In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the remaining 1/2 cup
    butter and the granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 ONE
    AT A TIME, mixing until incorporated. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk
    alternative in 3 batches mixing at low speed after each addition until just
    combined. Stir in the vanilla and rum.
    Spoon the batter evenly over the pineapple slices in the skillet. Bake in
    the middle of the oven until golden brown and a tester comes out clean, 35
    to 40 minutes.
    Cool the cake in the skillet on a wire rack for 4 minutes ONLY. Run a think
    knife around the edge of the cake and, wearing oven mills and working
    quickly, invert the cake onto a cake plates, keeping plate and skillet
    firmly pressed together. Carefully lift the skillet off cake and replace
    any fruit stuck to the bottom of the skillet, if necessary. Arrange the
    fresh cherry halves, cut side down, into the top of the cake, in the center
    of the pineapple rings.
    Serve cake warm or at room temperature.

    Source:
    "Food TV"
    Start to Finish Time:
    "1:30"

    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    NOTES : We feel that the cherries and pecans are optional.

  3. TammyM said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    Maybe this will help - taken in its entirety from my trusty 1950s Betty
    Crocker cookbook:

    Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

    Beat until thick and lemon-colored (5 minutes)
    2 eggs

    Gradually beat in -
    2/3 cup sugar

    Beat in all at once:
    6 tablespoons juice from fruit
    1 teaspoon vanilla

    Melt 1/3 cup butter in heavy 10" skillet or baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2
    cup brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange drained slices of pineapple
    over butter-sugar coating and garnish with maraschino cherries and
    pecans.

    Pour the cake batter over fruit and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes,
    or until wooden pick thrust into center of cake comes out clean.
    Immediately turn upside-down on serving plate. Do not remove pan for a
    few minutes. Brown sugar mixture will run down over cake instead of
    clinging to the pan. Serve warm with plain or whipped cream.

    I used to make this all the time. I confess that now I use the
    KitchenAid mixer and a butter yellow cake mix.

    Hope all that helps.

    Dora

  4. In article <[email hidden]>,

    (TammyM) said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    I feel ya hon'...

    Mom and I used Betty Crocker's recipe and used a cast iron skillet to
    cook it in. The bottom coating of mixed butter and sugar keeps it from
    sticking.

    I've not made one in years, but it holds some very happy memories. :-)

    Hope this helps?

    http://kitchengifts.com/pineapplecake.html

    1/3 cup butter
    1/2 cup brown sugar
    1 20 oz. can sliced pineapple (you'll use all but 2 slices)
    Maraschino cherries (optional)
    2 eggs
    2/3 cup sugar
    6 T. pineapple juice from can
    1 t. vanilla
    1 cup sifted flour
    1/3 t. baking powder
    1/4 t. salt
    Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

    Melt butter in heavy 10" skillet. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over the
    top. Arrange drained pineapple and, if you wish, cherries, in the
    skillet. Don't be afraid to crowd the slices.

    Beat eggs until thick and lemon-colored -- about 5 minutes. Gradually
    beat in sugar. Beat in pineapple juice and vanilla.

    Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture all at
    once. Mix until smooth.

    Pour cake batter over pineapple slices in skillet. Use a spatula to
    smooth to edges.

    Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

    Use a table knife to run around the edge of the cake between it and the
    skillet. Allow the cake to sit for 5 minutes before carefully inverting
    onto cake plate. Put the plate on top of the skillet then flip the
    whole thing over -- should come right out.

    Serve warm or room temp with whipped cream or plain.

    You can easily double this recipe if you're serving a crowd. Just use a
    larger cast iron skillet to bake it in.
    --
    Peace, Om

    Remove _ to validate e-mails.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

  5. In article <D%tRh.9$FC5.8@trndny06>, "limey" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    TammyM said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    Maybe this will help - taken in its entirety from my trusty 1950s Betty
    Crocker cookbook:

    <snipped>

    Oops, sorry!
    Teach me to read entire threads before posting. :-)

    I second the motion tho'. It's a great recipe.
    --
    Peace, Om

    Remove _ to validate e-mails.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

  6. (TammyM) said:

    OH NO!  I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie.   I AM
    DISCONSOLATE.  Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt).  Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb.  None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    Sheesh, what's to get so depressed over... all ya need is a box of
    yaller cake mix, a couple cans sliced pinapple rings, dark brown sugar
    and a jar of maraschino cherries.

    I brush the pan with Crisco and line with waxed paper and brush waxed
    paper with more Crisco... never sticks. Arrange pineapple rings
    (reserve juice to add as part of cake liquid), arrange cherries, add
    brown sugar, and if desired dot with butter (I don't, saves a few
    calories, don't use butter version cake either):
    [IMG]i17.tinypic.com4cc9gtk.jpg[/IMG]

    Add cake battter:
    [IMG]i15.tinypic.com4c80plk.jpg[/IMG]

    Bake untill nicely browned:
    [IMG]i16.tinypic.com30vhv0i.jpg[/IMG]

    Let cool a bit until just warm and turn out onto waxed papered jelly
    roll pan, gently peel off greased waxed paper, viola!
    [IMG]i12.tinypic.com2jbtds3.jpg[/IMG]

    Is it done yet?
    [IMG]i11.tinypic.com2d0na6s.jpg[/IMG]

    Sheldon

  7. Omelet said:

    In article <D%tRh.9$FC5.8@trndny06>, "limey" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    TammyM said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years
    ago (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down
    cake was so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow
    cake mix nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which
    I NOW HAVE! Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    Maybe this will help - taken in its entirety from my trusty 1950s
    Betty Crocker cookbook:

    <snipped>

    Oops, sorry!
    Teach me to read entire threads before posting. :-)

    I second the motion tho'. It's a great recipe.

    You and I think alike a lot, Om!

    Dora

  8. (TammyM) said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie.

    This recipe from The Cake Bible has to be on of the best. Tender
    crumb....beautiful presentation every time I have prepared it.

    @@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

    Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

    cakes

    Fruit Topping:
    14 pineapple slices; well drained
    14 sweet cherries; pitted
    4 tb unsalted butter; unsalted
    1/2 c light brown sugar
    1/4 c pecan halves
    Cake:
    3 lg egg yolks
    1/2 c sour cream
    1 ts vanilla
    1 1/2 c cake flour; sifted
    3/4 c superfine sugar
    3/4 ts baking powder
    1/4 ts baking soda
    1/4 ts salt
    9 tb unsalted butter; softened

    One 10" cast iron skillet measured at bottom; top measures 11
    inches.
    Finished Height: 1 1/2" inches.

    Preheat oven to 350F. Place oven rack in lower third of oven.

    TO MAKE FRUIT TOPPING: Drain pineapple slices and cherries and place
    on
    paper towels to absorb excess moisture. You will need 8 whole
    pineapple
    slices and 8 whole cherries. Halve 6 remaining slices and the
    remaining
    cherries.

    In the skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the brown
    sugar
    until moistened and remove from the heat.

    Place 1 whole pineapple slice in the center of the pan and 7 whole
    slices
    surrounding it. Place the half slices slice by side against the
    sides of
    the pan, the two cut edges down, touching the brown sugar. Place the
    whole
    cherries in the center of the whole pineapple slices; the halved
    cherries
    in the center of the half slices. Tuck the pecans into any gaps
    between
    the fruit.

    TO MAKE CAKE BATTER: In a medium bowl, lightly combine yolks, about
    1/4
    of the sour cream and the vanilla.

    In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients and mix on low
    speed
    for 30 seconds to blend. Add butter and the remaining sour cream. Mix
    on
    low speed until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase to medium
    (high
    speed if using hand mixer) and beat for 1 1/2 minutes to aerate and
    develop
    cake's structure. Scrap down the sides.

    Gradually add egg mixture to batter in 3 batches, beating for 20
    seconds
    after each addition to incorporate ingredients and strengthen
    structure.
    Scrape down the sides. Scrape batter into fruit-lined skillet,
    smoothing
    evenly with a spatula. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until golden
    brown and
    the wire cake tester inserted in center comes out clean and the cake
    springs back when pressed lightly in center. Run a small metal
    spatula
    around sides and invert at once onto a serving place. Leave the
    skillet in
    place for one or two minutes before lifting. If any fruit has stuck
    to
    the skillet, simply use a small spatula to place it back on the cake.

    A cast iron skillet is ideal for preparing this cake not only because
    the
    butter and brown sugar for the topping can be heated directly in it on
    top
    of the stove, but because it helps the brown sugar topping to
    caramelize
    while baking.

    Contributor: The Cake Bible --Rose Levy Beranbaum

    ** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.76 **

    The Fine Art of Cooking involves personal choice.
    Many preferences, ingredients, and procedures
    may not be consistent with what you know to be true.

    As with any recipe, you may find your personal
    intervention will be necessary. Bon Appetit!

  9. In article <c2xRh.36$jS1.33@trndny07>, "limey" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    Omelet said:

    In article <D%tRh.9$FC5.8@trndny06>, "limey" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    TammyM wrote:
    > OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    > DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years
    > ago (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down
    > cake was so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow
    > cake mix nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which
    > I NOW HAVE! Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?
    >
    > TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    Maybe this will help - taken in its entirety from my trusty 1950s
    Betty Crocker cookbook:

    <snipped>

    Oops, sorry!
    Teach me to read entire threads before posting. :-)

    I second the motion tho'. It's a great recipe.

    You and I think alike a lot, Om!

    Dora

    Or had similar moms... :-D
    --
    Peace, Om

    Remove _ to validate e-mails.

    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

  10. limey said:


    Maybe this will help - taken in its entirety from my trusty 1950s Betty
    Crocker cookbook:

    Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

    Beat until thick and lemon-colored (5 minutes)
    2 eggs

    Gradually beat in -
    2/3 cup sugar

    Beat in all at once:
    6 tablespoons juice from fruit
    1 teaspoon vanilla

    Melt 1/3 cup butter in heavy 10" skillet or baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2
    cup brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange drained slices of pineapple
    over butter-sugar coating and garnish with maraschino cherries and
    pecans.

    Pour the cake batter over fruit and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes,
    or until wooden pick thrust into center of cake comes out clean.
    Immediately turn upside-down on serving plate. Do not remove pan for a
    few minutes. Brown sugar mixture will run down over cake instead of
    clinging to the pan. Serve warm with plain or whipped cream.

    I used to make this all the time. I confess that now I use the
    KitchenAid mixer and a butter yellow cake mix.

    I can see why you'd switch to a cake mix. As given "in its entirety"
    you'd have a super sweet omelet. -aem

  11. aem said:
    limey said:


    Maybe this will help - taken in its entirety from my trusty 1950s
    Betty Crocker cookbook:

    <snipped>

    Quoted message said:


    I can see why you'd switch to a cake mix. As given "in its entirety"
    you'd have a super sweet omelet. -aem

    Gawd. I left out half the recipe. That's what I get for copying
    something without my glasses on. Sharp eyes, aem!

  12. limey wrote:

    Horrors, TammyM! I left out a chunk of the recipe. I was thoroughly
    corrected by another poster:

    Quoted message said:

    Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

    Beat until thick and lemon-colored (5 minutes)
    2 eggs

    Gradually beat in -
    2/3 cup sugar

    Beat in all at once:
    6 tablespoons juice from fruit
    1 teaspoon vanilla

    RECIPE CONTINUES:

    Sift together and beat in all at once -

    1 cup sifted flour
    1/3 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt

    Quoted message said:


    Melt 1/3 cup butter in heavy 10" skillet or baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2
    cup brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange drained slices of
    pineapple over butter-sugar coating and garnish with maraschino
    cherries and pecans.

    Pour the cake batter over fruit and bake at 350 degrees for 45
    minutes, or until wooden pick thrust into center of cake comes out
    clean. Immediately turn upside-down on serving plate. Do not remove
    pan for a few minutes. Brown sugar mixture will run down over cake
    instead of clinging to the pan. Serve warm with plain or whipped
    cream.
    I used to make this all the time. I confess that now I use the
    KitchenAid mixer and a butter yellow cake mix.

    Hope all that helps.

    Dora

  13. TammyM said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    TammyM, workin' up to a good cry

    My sympathies on your lost recipe, i don't have a recommendation to
    replace it however, if interested i have a "old family recipe' for apple
    upside down cake, similarly baked in a cast iron pan, which IMO is
    better than any pineapple version i have ever had.
    --
    JL

  14. Joseph Littleshoes said:


    My sympathies on your lost recipe, i don't have a recommendation to
    replace it however, if interested i have a "old family recipe' for
    apple upside down cake, similarly baked in a cast iron pan, which IMO
    is better than any pineapple version i have ever had.

    Would you post it, please, Joseph?

  15. Joseph Littleshoes said:


    My sympathies on your lost recipe, i don't have a recommendation to
    replace it however, if interested i have a "old family recipe' for apple
    upside down cake, similarly baked in a cast iron pan, which IMO is
    better than any pineapple version i have ever had.

    Then you never had my pina colada upside down cake when I add cream of
    coconut and and infuse it with lots of rum.

    And since you've elevated your apple upside down cake to sainthood I
    think you should're proved it up with the recipe.

    Sheldon

  16. limey said:
    Joseph Littleshoes said:


    My sympathies on your lost recipe, i don't have a recommendation to
    replace it however, if interested i have a "old family recipe' for
    apple upside down cake, similarly baked in a cast iron pan, which IMO
    is better than any pineapple version i have ever had.

    Would you post it, please, Joseph?


    Here you go, i took a chance and googled for it so i did not have to
    retype it, and found my old post to AC-C right off.
    --
    JL

    Here's the recipe, it calls for [censored] green apples
    but i have made it to good effect with sweet apples. So much better,
    IMO, than the more common pineapple upside down cake.

    Apple upside down cake
    ---------------------------

    4 or 5 [censored] cooking apples

    lemon juice

    2 tbs. butter

    1 cup (packed) light brown sugar, sifted

    1 egg

    1 cup granulated white sugar

    1 cup whipping cream

    1 tsp. vanilla extract

    2 cups all purpose flour

    2 tsp. baking powder

    confectioners' sugar

    Peel the apples and remove the cores. Slice the apples paper thin with
    a mandolin or very sharp knife then sprinkle lightly with lemon juice to
    keep from discolouring.

    Place the butter in a 9 inch round, shallow baking dish. Place in a
    preheated 325 F oven until melted, then remove from oven. Do not turn
    off heat. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter. Overlap the apple
    slices in the baking dish, working from the centre to the outside with
    only 1/4 inch between each overlap, until the bottom is covered.

    Place the egg in a mixing bowl and beat well with an electric mixer.
    Add the sugar gradually and beat until mixed. Mix the cream and
    vanilla. Sift the flour with the baking powder, then add to the egg
    mixture alternately with the cream mixture, beating well after each
    addition.

    Pour over the apples. Bake for about 35 minutes or until a cake tester
    inserted in the centre comes out clean.

    Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool.

    Place on a cake plate and cut into servings. Sprinkle each serving with
    confectioners' sugar and if desired serve with Chantilly Cream.
    ---
    JL

    Here's another apple cake recipe i like a lot.

    Quick apple cake
    -------------------

    1 & 3/4 cup sifted cake flour

    1 tsp. baking powder

    1/2 tsp. baking soda

    1/2 tsp. salt

    sugar

    1/2 cup melted butter

    1 egg

    buttermilk

    1 tsp. vanilla extract

    2 [censored] apples, peeled and thinly sliced

    1 tsp. cinnamon

    Sift the flour, baking powder, soda, salt and 1 cup of sugar into a
    mixing bowl.

    Pour 1/4 cup butter into a 1 cup measuring cup, then add the egg. Fill
    the cup with buttermilk. Pour into the flour mixture and beat
    vigorously for 1 minute or until the batter is smooth. Stir in the
    vanilla. Pour the remaining butter into an ovenproof skillet or baking
    dish. Pour the batter into the skillet, then arrange the apples over
    the top. Combine the cinnamon with 2 tbs. of sugar and sprinkle over
    the apples.

    Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

    Serve hot from the skillet or cool for 5 minutes, then invert onto a
    rack. Slide onto a serving dish.
    ---
    JL:

  17. Sheldon said:
    Joseph Littleshoes said:


    My sympathies on your lost recipe, i don't have a recommendation to
    replace it however, if interested i have a "old family recipe' for
    apple upside down cake, similarly baked in a cast iron pan, which
    IMO is better than any pineapple version i have ever had.

    Then you never had my pina colada upside down cake when I add cream of
    coconut and and infuse it with lots of rum.

    And since you've elevated your apple upside down cake to sainthood I
    think you should're proved it up with the recipe.

    Sheldon

    Can you post your recipe, Sheldon? I'm very fond of coconut - and rum.

    Dora

  18. limey said:
    Sheldon said:

    Joseph Littleshoes wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    My sympathies on your lost recipe, i don't have a recommendation to
    replace it however, if interested i have a "old family recipe' for
    apple upside down cake, similarly baked in a cast iron pan, which
    IMO is better than any pineapple version i have ever had.

    Quoted message said:

    Then you never had my pina colada upside down cake when I add cream of
    coconut and and infuse it with lots of rum.

    Quoted message said:

    And since you've elevated your apple upside down cake to sainthood I
    think you should're proved it up with the recipe.

    Quoted message said:

    Sheldon

    Can you post your recipe, Sheldon?  I'm very fond of coconut - and rum.

    I think I already did. See my previous post with how-to photos....
    then simply add 2-3 ounces Coco Lopez to the batter. When cake is
    done poke full of holes with a skewer and drizzle with rum until it
    won't hold anymore or until you think it's enough.

    Sheldon

  19. On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:13:11 GMT, [email hidden] (TammyM) rummaged
    among random neurons and opined:

    Quoted message said:

    OH NO! I've lost the recipe, handwritten by Aunt Marie. I AM
    DISCONSOLATE. Aunt Marie went to her great reward many many years ago
    (she was actually my great aunt). Her pineapple upside down cake was
    so wonderful, a very tender crumb. None of this yellow cake mix
    nonsense. Baked, of course, in her cast iron skillet which I NOW HAVE!
    Does anyone have a tried, true and treasured recipe?

    Well, you have several to choose from, but I'll give you one more.
    This one sounds very odd with the addition of prunes, but, trust me:
    it is absolutely delicious and makes the cake look as if you decorated
    it with black-eyed Susans (think daisies with black "eyes"😉. OTOH, if
    you simply cannot wrap your arms around the prunes, leave 'em out.
    Still makes a wonderful pineapple upside down cake.

    ----- Now You're Cooking! v5.60 [Meal-Master Export Format]

    Title: Pineapple Upside Down Cake
    Categories: desserts
    Yield: 12 servings

    3/4 c butter; softened
    1/3 c sugar
    1 1 lb.4 oz. sliced pineapple
    pitted prunes
    pecan halves
    1 c sugar
    3 eggs
    1/2 c evaporated milk
    2 c flour
    2 1/2 ts baking powder
    1/4 ts salt

    Preheat oven to 350F. Coat bottom and sides of a 9 1/2" springform pan
    with 3 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup sugar. Drain
    pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup syrup. Arrange pineapple slices in an
    attractive pattern to cover bottom of pan. Cut any extra slices in
    half and stand at sides of pan. Place a prune in the center of each
    pineapple slice. Fill in spaces between slices with pecan halves with
    rounded sides down. Set pan aside.

    Place remaining butter and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl. Beat with
    electric mixer on medium speed until mixture is light and creamy. Add
    eggs. Beat until fluffy. Add milk and reserved pineapple syrup. Bet
    until blended. In a sifter, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
    Sift in 3 parts into creamed mixture, beating after each addition
    until just blended. Bet at high speed 1 min. Carefully pour batter
    over pineapple in prepar4ed pan, spreading evenly. Bake 45 - 55 mins,
    until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool
    in pan on a rack. Remove side of pan. Invert cake on a serving plate.
    Remove pan bottom. Makes one 9 1/2" cake.

    Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

    --
    "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
    old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
    waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

    -- Duncan Hines

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  20. On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:46:25 -0500, Omelet <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    Oops, sorry!
    Teach me to read entire threads before posting. :-)

    If everyone did that, threads would die quickly and this wouldn't be
    such an active group. I certainly won't read 30 posts and then go
    back up to pick post #11 (or even the OP) to reply to. It would lack
    spontaneity and make the news group boring... at least for me.

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