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Nichole's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Name: Nichole's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 66 min
Total time: 96 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: cooking spray; 0.5 cups unsalted butter; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 7 , 1/4 inch thick; 1.75 cups all-purpose flour; 0.33 cups almond flour; 0.75 teaspoons baking powder; 0.5 teaspoons cornstarch; 0.5 teaspoons salt; 1.75 cups white sugar; 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature; 4 large eggs; 0.75 teaspoons vanilla extract; 0.75 cups sour cream

Total Time

1h 36m

30m prep · 66m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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Rows of halved pineapple rings create an unexpected geometric pattern on this upside-down cake by Allrecipes Editor in Chief Nichole Aksamit. Her secret to a toothsome crumb and a not-too-sweet cake? Almond flour and sour cream in the batter. Serve with unsweetened whipped cream, if desired.

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Ingredients

cooking spray
0.5 cups unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
7 , 1/4 inch thick
1.75 cups all-purpose flour
0.33 cups almond flour
0.75 teaspoons baking powder
0.5 teaspoons cornstarch
0.5 teaspoons salt
1.75 cups white sugar
1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
4 large eggs
0.75 teaspoons vanilla extract
0.75 cups sour cream

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
2

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar, stirring until just dissolved. Cook until bubbling, about 2 minutes. Pour into the prepared pan.
3

Arrange pineapple in a single layer of diagonal rows over the brown sugar mixture.
4

Whisk together both flours, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt in a bowl.
5

Beat together white sugar and 1 cup butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Beat in 1/2 of the flour mixture, followed by 1/2 of the sour cream; repeat.
6

Spread batter over pineapple in the pan.
7

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes.
8

Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto a platter.