Name: Pineapple upside-down cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 small pineapple, peeled; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 cup water; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 2/3 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup self-raising flour; 2 teaspoon mixed spice; thick cream, to serve

Pineapple upside-down cake

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Serves 10

Prep

20M

Cook

55M

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

1 small pineapple, peeled

1 cup caster sugar

1 cup water

3/4 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

2/3 cup plain flour

1/3 cup self-raising flour

2 teaspoon mixed spice

thick cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease a 22cm round cake pan and line base with baking paper.

2.Cut pineapple in half lengthwise. Remove core, cut one half into thin slices and finely chop the remaining half.

3.Combine caster sugar and water in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Boil, without stirring, 10 minutes, until mixture is caramelised.

4.Pour into pan. Cover with overlapping pineapple slices.

5.In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and sift in, stir to combine. Add 1 cup chopped pineapple.

6.Pour batter over sliced pineapple. Bake, 40-45 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool, 5 minutes. Turn onto wire rack to cool. Serve warm with thick cream, if you like.

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