New Lang Syne Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Prep Time
20 minIdeal Cooking Time
45 minNumber of servings
4-6Ingredients
For cake batter:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons butter, cold, diced into 1 “ cubes
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup pineapple puree (place remaining 1/4 whole fresh pineapple into blender or food processor and process until smooth, measure)
- 2 tablespoons New Lang Syne beer
For pineapple caramel topping:
- 3/4 whole fresh pineapple, core removed, sliced Into 1/2″ thick slices
- 7 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
Directions
For cake batter:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heavily butter a 9″ by 2″ deep cake pan. Set pan aside.
- In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment add butter and both sugars, beat on medium until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and mix to combined. Add vanilla, pineapple puree, New Lang Syne beer, baking powder and sea salt, beat on medium until light and fluffy.
- Add flour and mix until just barely combined on low (you should still see flour). Set aside.
For pineapple caramel topping:
- In a heavy bottomed pan combine butter and brown sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar becomes smooth.
- Pour hot sugar mixture into buttered pan. Top with pineapple slices. Cover with cake batter. Place on a baking sheet to catch any over flow of caramel then into preheated oven.
- Cook for 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Allow cake to cool 5 minutes in pan before inverting onto a cake plate.
Enjoy warm or at room temperature with a chilled glass of New Lang Syne.