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Eggless Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Akum Raj Jamir
Pineapple upside down cake is a classic recipe, a cake which is loved by everybody. This pineapple upside down cake is a soft and moist cake with delicious and awesome pineapple flavour. Those caramelised pineapples are to die for. If you love pineapple and cakes then this one is definitely for you.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • OTG
  • Mixing bowl
  • 7 inches round tin
  • 240 ml measuring cup set
  • Spatula

Ingredients
  

For Caramelized Base:

  • 2 tablespoon  butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar (50 grams)
  • 5 slices pineapple 
  • 7  cherries

For Sponge Cake:

  • 1½ cup all purpose flour (192 grams)
  • 1¼ teaspoon  baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon  baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon  salt
  • ½ cup milk  (120 ml)
  • 1 tablespoon  vinegar  (15 ml)
  • ¼ cup fresh pineapple juice (60 ml)
  • ⅓ cup oil (5 tablespoon/80 ml)
  • ½ cup sugar (100 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon  pineapple essence or vanilla essence

Instructions
 

Preparing The Base:

  • Pour melted butter over the baking dish.
  • Then sprinkle brown sugar.
  • Arrange the pineapple slices and cherries in the cake pan.

Preheat The Oven:

  • Preheat the oven at 180° C for 10 minutes with both rods on.

Prepare The Cake Batter:

  • Whisk together the sugar, milk, pineapple juice, oil, vinegar and pineapple essence. Allow sugar to melt completely.
  • Seive in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into the wet ingredients mixture.
  • Gently fold to make a smooth batter without any lumps.
  • Pour the batter over the prepared cake pan.
  • Tap the cake pan for 3-4 times to release any air bubbles incorporated inside.

Baking The Cake:

  • Bake the cake at preheated oven @180° C with both rods on for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Baking time will differ depending upon one’s oven temperature. So please do check before the above mentioned time.

Inverting The Cake:

  • Once the cake is out, let it cool for 10 minutes.
  • Then, run a knife along the edges to separate the cake from the sides of the pan.
  • Place your plate on top and flip. Allow the cake to cool down completely.
  • Slice the cake only once the cake has cool down completely.

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Notes

  1. Always preheat your oven and bake at preheated oven.
  2. Always sift the dry ingredients.
  3. Do not skip the butter and brown sugar before placing the pineapple slices.
  4. Sugar can be increased to ⅔ cup if you like sweeter cake.
  5. You can use whole wheat flour or the 50:50 ratio.
  6. You may also use same measurement butter instead of oil for the cake.
  7. Baking time will differ from oven to oven so check out the cake before the mentioned time.
  8. You can also use buttermilk or curd aka yogurt.
  9. Use whole milk for more richness.
Keyword eggless pineapple cake, pineapple cake, upside down cake