Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Its been long since my last post, was really tired. There are many recipes I still have to share but I guess im being quite lazy. Anyways, I'll try my best to be punctual from now on (fingers crossed). 

Now, coming to the recipe, this cake is such a treat to watch when baked! Looks marvelous and you really feel like giving yourself a good pat on the back! Here's the complete recipe. Enjoy! 

Ingredients

Dairy White Butter  -  6 oz
Eggs  -  4
Flour  -  6 oz
Baking Soda  -   1/4 tsp
Baking powder - 1 tsp

Yellow food color  -  2 or 3 drops
Castor Sugar  -  4 oz

Brown Sugar  -  2 oz
Pineapple essence  -  1 tsp
Pineapple syrup  -  1/4 cup

For Base:

Dairy White Butter   -  3 tblsp
Brown Sugar  -  3 tblsp
Pineapple slices -   8

Cherries  -  8

Method

1.      Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Use a 9 inch spring-form baking pan. Cover the base and sides of the pan from the outside with aluminum foil. Now grease the inside.

2.       For base, add butter and sugar to a saucepan and heat till it caramelizes a bit, not too much. let it cool a little and then pour it into the baking pan, spread evenly. Place the pineapple slices on it till they evenly fit. place a cherry in the middle empty circle of each slice.

3.   For the cake batter, beat butter and sugars in large bowl till fluffy. Add eggs one by one and then pineapple essence. Beat well.

4.      Sieve together flour, baking soda and powder.

5.      Now gradually add this sieved mixture into beaten butter mixture on low speed.

6.      Lastly add the syrup and fold well. Pour onto the prepared base and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until done.

7.     Let it cool for 10 minutes and then open the spring-form pan. 

8.  Invert the serving dish on top and turn the pan upside down to reveal a beautiful pineapple upside down cake!