Pineapple Upside-Down Cakenullwith Macadamia Nuts

Serves: 4

Ellsworth Rath

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

48

Sweetness

46

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.75 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

3 large

Egg (separated)

2 cup

Buttermilk

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Melt 6 tablespoons butter in 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides set atop burner on medium-low heat

3

Stir in sugar, nuts, cherries and ginger

4

Cook until sugar mixture bubbles, stirring often, about 6 minutes

5

Cool slightly

6

Arrange pineapple pieces, overlapping slightly and in concentric circles, over sugar mixture

7

Set aside

8

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl

9

Using electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup sugar and orange peel in large bowl until fragrant

10

Beat in 6 tablespoons butter until light

11

Beat in yolks 1 at a time

12

Beat in lemon juice and vanilla

13

Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk

14

Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another large bowl until soft peaks form

15

Add 2 tablespoons sugar and beat until firm peaks form

16

Fold into batter

17

Spoon into pan atop pineapple

18

Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour

19

Transfer to rack; cool 5 minutes

20

Invert onto platter

21

Serve with whipped cream

22

Preheat oven to 350°F

23

Melt 6 tablespoons butter in 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides set atop burner on medium-low heat

24

Stir in sugar, nuts, cherries and ginger

25

Cook until sugar mixture bubbles, stirring often, about 6 minutes

26

Cool slightly

27

Arrange pineapple pieces, overlapping slightly and in concentric circles, over sugar mixture

28

Set aside

29

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl

30

Using electric mixer, beat 3/4 cup sugar and orange peel in large bowl until fragrant

31

Beat in 6 tablespoons butter until light

32

Beat in yolks 1 at a time

33

Beat in lemon juice and vanilla

34

Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk

35

Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another large bowl until soft peaks form

36

Add 2 tablespoons sugar and beat until firm peaks form

37

Fold into batter

38

Spoon into pan atop pineapple

39

Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour

40

Transfer to rack; cool 5 minutes

41

Invert onto platter

42

Serve with whipped cream