Pineapple Upside-Down Cake (Gluten Free)

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Description

Caramelized brown sugar, fresh pineapple, and rum make for a delicious cake! I made this for Paul’s 2018 birthday and a dinner club dinner.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
  • 1 tablespoon dark rum (Optional)
  • ½ small fresh pineapple – peeled, cored, and sliced
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 ¼ cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
  • ¼ cup almond flour
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 ⅛ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup cold milk
  • 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar
  3. pineapple juice
  4. and rum. Cook until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling
  5. about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and place pineapple slices in the skillet in a single layer
  6. covering sugar mixture completely. Set skillet aside.
  7. Melt 1/2 cup butter in small skillet over low heat until butter begins to brown and releases a nutty fragrance
  8. about 5 minutes
  9. being careful to not burn the butter. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
  10. Combine gluten-free flour and almond flour in a bowl. Mix in white sugar
  11. baking powder
  12. salt
  13. and cardamom until well combined. Whisk in eggs and cold milk; mix until just combined. Pour in melted butter from the small skillet and stir until batter is mixed thoroughly. Pour batter over pineapple slices in the 12-inch skillet. Use a spatula to smooth out surface and spread evenly.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until cake begins to bubble around the edges
  15. the top is browned
  16. and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  17. 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the skillet for 10 minutes.
  18. Run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen it from the skillet. Place a large plate on top of the skillet and flip over
  19. presenting the cake with pineapple slices on top. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 12

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