Jill Bakes The Alphabet | ‘U’ is Upside-Down Pineapple Cake

U is for Upside-Down Pineapple Cake!

It's a retro 80s throwbacks for 'U'! This is a really moist sponge (know you all love that word S), and I actually think it's an underrated bake.

Enjoy!

Jill Stewart (@jillbakes_)

INGREDIENTS…

For the upside down part:

50g butter, room temp

50g light soft brown sugar

7 pineapple rings in syrup or own juice, drained and keep 2 tbsp of the pineapple juice/syrup

7 glacé cherries

For the cake:

200g butter, room temp

200g golden caster sugar

200g self-raising flour

1.5 tsp baking powder

2 tsp vanilla extract

4 large eggs

INSTRUCTIONS…

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees fan.

For the upside down part, beat the butter and light soft brown sugar together in a large bowl with a hand mixer until creamy.

Spread over the base and a quarter of the way up the sides of a 20cm round cake tin using the back of a spoon.

Arrange the pineapple rings on top, then place the glacé cherries in the centres of the rings.

Place the softened butter, golden caster sugar, self-raising flour, baking powder, vanilla extract and eggs into the large bowl you used for the earlier step. Add the reserved pineapple syrup/juice. Beat for about 1-2 minutes with a stand mixer until soft and well combined.

Pour into the tin on top of the pineapple and smooth out with a spoon or spatula.

Bake for 30mins. Then cover with a sheet of tin foil and cook for a further 9-11 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to stand for 5 mins, then turn out onto a plate.

Best served warm with a scoop of ice cream or custard.

JILL BAKES THE ALPHABET…

Other recipes in the ‘Jill Bakes the Alphabet’ series:

‘A’ is for Apple Caramel Crumble

‘B’ is for Brownies… swirled with salted caramel

‘C’ is for Caramelitas

‘D’ is for Double Chocolate Muffins

‘E’ is for Eton Mess

‘F’ is for Fifteens

‘G’ is for Guinness Chocolate Cake

‘H’ is for Honeycomb Rocky Roads

‘I’ is for Icing

‘J’ is for Jam & Coconut Sponge

‘K’ is for Kinder Bueno Fudge

‘L’ is for Lemon Drizzle Cake

‘M’ is for Malteser Squares

‘N’ is for Nutella-Stuffed Cookies

‘O’ is for Oreo Truffles

‘P’ is for Pavlova

‘Q’ is for Quiche

‘R’ is for Rhubarb Crumble

‘S’ is for Sticky Toffee Pudding

‘T’ is for Top Hats

MEET JILL STEWART…

Jill Stewart, from Portglenone, is a true Foodie who brings her passions together to create a unique balance of both healthy dishes and sweet treats on her Instagram social media blog, Jill Bakes.

Jill is passionate about creating and sharing recipes on her Instagram platform (@jillbakes_) which are easy to follow, quick to make and not using hundreds of ingredients! And with over 57,000 followers, a lot of people are enjoying Jill’s food journey.

The County Antrim lady has been a keen baker from a very young age, learning many skills from her late Grandma who was a fantastic baker.

Jill is a regular recipe contributor for Ireland’s Homes Interiors and Living magazine.

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