Pineapple upside down cake recipe needed!!

[hooverwheelaway]

I would like to request that anyone who has a 1956 Betty Criocker cookbook handy-- I need a copy of the pineapple upside down cake recipe -- ASAP!

Much appreciated,

Fred and Robert

 

[abcomatic]

Recipe

HI guys, I have one from the Better Homes and Gardens dessert cookbook from 1960. Would that be ok? Gary

 

[westingman123]

Revised edition, Fifth printing:

Upside-down Pineapple Cake

3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 No. 2 can (2.5 cups) pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple
Maraschino cherries
California walnut halves
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping: Melt butter in 9x1 1/2 inch round pan. Drain pineapple, reserve 1/2 cup syrup. Arrange cherries and nuts in bottom of pan. Cover with brown sugar, then pineapple.

Cake: Cream shortening and granulated sugar; add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Sift together dry incredients; add alternately with reserved syrup, beating after each addition. Spread over pineapple. Bake at 350 45 to 50 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes; invert on plate. Serve warm.

I hope this is the one you seek.

 

[polkanut]

Fred,

I hope this is what you need,

 

Beat until thick and lemon-colored (5min)

2 eggs

Gradually beat in...

2/3 cup sugar

Beat in all at once...

6 tbsp. juice from a 20oz. can of drained pineapple rings

1 tsp. vanilla

Sift together and beat in all at once...

1 cup sifted Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour

1/3 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

 

Melt 1/3 cup butter in a heavy 10" skillet or baking dish.  Sprinkle 1/2 cup brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pineapple rings over butter-sugar coating, and garnish with maraschino cherries and pecan halves.  Arrange in an attractive pattern.  Pour prepared batter over fruit.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Immediately turn upside-down on a serving plate after removing from the oven.  Do not remove pan for a few minutes.  Brown sugar mixture will run down over cake instead of clinging to pan.  Serve warm with plain or whipped cream.

 

 

 

[norgeway]

Fred,

Here is my Grandmothers recipe that you had at my house in Lenoir years ago.
1 stick butter
1 cup brown sugar
Melt this in iron skillet
Batter
separate 3 eggs
Mix yolks with
1 cup white sugar
5 tbsp pineapple juice, Sift and add
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt,
Fold in beaten egg whites,
Place pineapple slices on butter brown sugar mixture, place a marichino cherry in the center of each, and you may also place pecan pieces in the spaces around the pineapple ,pour batter over and bake 350 for about 30 minutes.
This is different in that the cake batter has no shortening in it, it is a completely different kind of cake.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Thanks guys, only on AW can you go into the grocery store, make on post on your phone to the site asking for a recipe, a get some before you check out.

Thanks again.

 

[fnelson487]

Thanks everyone! Cake is in the oven!

 

[polkanut]

So which recipe did you make? 

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Well....

I had really wanted to make the recipe from the Betty Crocker cookbook.  That's the recipe I had previously made many times.  However, when we saw the recipe that Hans posted -- we all knew that Terry would have gone straight for that recipe.  I know Terry had talked about it many times before.  So that's the one we chose.  It turned out just perfect!  Really a very different recipe; not using any shortening.  But it was fluffy, moist, and just delicious!  We doubled the recipe to make it feed the army staying here at Tarantula Arms this weekend.  Here's a picture.

 

Thanks again, everyone for your super quick response times!

 

[hunter]

I am thinking...

...that Stephanie Plum would lovei t.

 

[polkanut]

You did Terry proud, and I'm sure it tasted as good as it looked.

 

[norgeway]

FRED!

That makes me feel so good!! Im glad I could help , My Granny, Mamie Story Craig, made this often, and was one of the first things She taught my Mother how to make when her and my Dad got married in 1950., She passed away before I really got to know her, but I still have her Sunbeam Mixmaster Junior she got for Christmas in 1958!..Mamie Craig, 1894-1969..I had posted this recipe a year or so ago, and Terry said he was going to try it, I dont remember if he did or not, but im glad you did!

 

[joelippard]

Oh that looks so good! I've got to make one soon!

 

[hooverwheelaway]

Hans --

I had to ressurect this thread and let you know that I made your Pineapple Upside Down cake the other night and brought it to work yesterday.. it was a huge hit! 

 

Your recipe is so special for many reasons -- I'll never forget the time we came to visit you in Lenoir, and you made this cake... I was hooked from the beginning!  Many years passed, and we made it at Fred's house the weekend that Terry passed away.  Terry had promised Charlie that he would make him a Pineapple Upside Down cake, and we wanted to make it happen (which was the original reason for this thread, that I posted while we were in the grocery store).   

 

I proudly used Terry's chrome model 12 Mixmaster to make the cake the other night -- and I'm a big fan of doubling the recipe and making it in a 10x14 pan.  It's so incredibly delicious!!  Thanks again for sharing the recipe!!  I plan on making it again next weekend!

 

[oldskool]

My, My, My!

Oh that looks awesome.  Hans you've got another winner there! Fred thanks for resurrecting this thread - don't know how I missed it before! 

 

Think I'll do this one for Sunday.  Usually have a bunch of people on Sundays at the house, they always like cake, but this would be one to add to the repertoire.  Did a Red Velvet Pound cake and Kelly's "Dump Cake" recently, (like the one he made at Greg's house in July) - both totally devoured in no time.  Also received a different chocolate cake recipe recently that has coffee and buttermilk in it - probably the best chocolate cake I've ever had.  If anyone wants those, let me know. 

 

John  

 

[polkanut]

I have a Pineapple Upside Down Cake recipe that is made in an electric skillet.  I always make it in the Sunbeam skillet that Kelly gifted to me about 1 ½yrs ago.  It's super EASY!  I requested this recipe, and got it from Michaelman2.

 

¼ cup butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 20oz can pineapple rings, drained well

1 (18.5oz) yellow cake mix (non-pudding type)

Whipped cream or ice cream (optional)

 

Set dial on electric skillet to 220 degrees.  Add butter.  When melted, add brown sugar, spreading evenly over the surface.  Arrange fuit over.  (I also put drained maraschino cherries in the center of each pineapple ring.)  Prepare cake mix according to package directions using drained pineapple juice instead of water.  Pour over fruit.  Set dial to 260 degrees.  Cover and cook about 30 minutes or until dry on top.  Loosen edges with a spatula.  Immediately invert onto a serving plate.  Let stand about 5-10 minutes then remove frypan.  Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.