Pineapple Upside-Down Layer Cake

Name: Pineapple Upside-Down Layer Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 177 milliliters butter, softened and divided; 454 grams crushed pineapple, drained; 2 larges eggs; 532 milliliters all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 266 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters chopped toasted pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters shortening; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pineapple Upside-Down Layer Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 6g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 563 calories. This recipe serves 10. A mixture of eggs, granulated sugar, pineapple, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Melt 1/2 cup butter; pour evenly into 2 (9-inch) round cake pans.

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Butter

Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Top sugar in each pan evenly with pineapple and pecans. Set pans aside.

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Brown Sugar

Pineapple

Butter

Pecans

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Beat remaining 1/4 cup butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating well.

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Granulated Sugar

Shortening

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

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Egg

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter evenly over pineapple mixture in prepared pans.

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Baking Powder

Shortening

Pineapple

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; invert onto wire racks to cool completely.

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Oven