SOUTHERN CAST IRON PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 30 seconds. Gradually add brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Spread mixture evenly in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet. Arrange pineapple slices and cherries evenly over mixture, cutting pineapple slices as needed to fit skillet.
• Beat egg yolks on high speed until thick and lemon-colored, about 2 minutes. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating well to combine. Stir together flour and salt in a separate bowl; add to yolk mixture alternately with water, stirring well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
• Beat egg whites on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes; fold into batter.
• Spoon batter evenly over pineapple and cherries in skillet. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in skillet 30 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt 1 stick butter in the bottom of a cast iron skillet over medium heat, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Add pineapple slices on top of sugar in 1 decorative layer with a cherry in the middle of each pineapple ring. Set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a bowl. Add eggs and mix. Add flour mixture and milk in an alternating fashion. Add vanilla extract and mix well. Pour mixture evenly over pineapples in the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
• Let cake cool in the skillet for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.