Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 " brown sugar
  • 1 No2. can sliced pineapple
  • 2 Tablespoons large whole pecans
  • 1 cup sifted Cake flour; 1 teas. Baking Pow.
  • 1/8 teas salt.; 3 eggs separated
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons pineapple juice
  • whipped cream, if desired

Directions

  1. Melt butter in large baking pan. Spread brown sugar evenly in pan.
  2. Arrange pineapple slices on sugar, filling in spaces with pecans.
  3. Sift flour baking powder & salt together.
  4. Beat egg yolks until light. adding sugar gradually, add pineapple juice.
  5. Sifted flour, fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
  6. Pour batter over pineapple.
  7. Bake in moderate oven (375°) 30 to 35 min.
  8. Turn upside down on cake plate.
  9. Serve with whipped cream if desired
  10. Make in 9x9-in cake pan.

Timing: 30 to 35 min.

Temperature: 375°

Equipment: large baking pan; cake plate; 9x9-in cake pan

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