While still warm you will want to flip this onto a deep cookie sheet lined with wax paper to catch the glazing that will spill over. You can use any nuts you have on hand, pecans, walnuts, almonds, pistachio,macadamia all work wonderful and have tried this with all of them.
Batter is thick and spread over buttery pineapple and coconut, cherry topping that has been placed first into the pan. No greasing necessary, make sure you cover the top all the way around with batter.
After the butter melts, add the pineapple, cherries, brown sugar, coconut, mixed together and sprinkle nuts evenly with cherries for even placement.
I had a fresh pineapple waiting to be cut up and used, so this recipe that mom would make time and time again but using canned pineapple, ended up in this cake. I was not surprised how much better this was with fresh, but not always in season everywhere, so canned it fine. Melting the butter in the pan, just put a stick of butter in the pan, stick this in the oven when it is preheating while you get everything else measured out. Make sure you watch that it doesn't burn.
I make two and double this recipe in 8x8x2 square pans.
1 cup of fresh pineapple chunks reserve 1 tablespoon of natural juice or 1 8oz can of pineapple chunks, drained reserving 1 tablespoon of juice
4 tablespoons of butter melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup Amaretto
1/4 cup whole maraschino cherries
1/4 cup nuts suggestions, almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, macadamia, hazelnuts
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1 1/4 teaspoons of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Place drained chunk pineapple in bowl reserving 1 tablespoon of juice, add Amaretto, leave overnight or at least two hours in refrigerator.
In a 8x8 baking pan melt butter in 350 degree oven.
Add brown sugar, and butter. Save 1/2 cup of the Amaretto from the soaked pineapple for batter. Remove and arrange pineapple from saved juice, add cherries, nuts and coconut on the bottom of the pan with brown sugar and butter mixture and mix together..
In a large bowl mix together shortening, sugar till light. Beat in egg, and vanilla. Add flour,baking powder an salt and alternating with reserved 1/2 cup of Amaretto and juice till well blended. Spread over top of mixture. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes till brown and done in middle. Cool one minute, invert on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper to cool. Top with whipped cream, garnish with chocolate drizzled sliced banana's or ice cream.
I'm gaining weight fast! That is something that never happens... Too many great dishes here Claudia! This looks luscious!
ReplyDeleteYUM! Pineapple Upside-down cake was my favorite as a child! Amaretto - what an OUTSTANDING and grown-up addition! Thanks Claudia! ~Mary
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, it looks so moist and delicious with all those lovely tropical fruits!
ReplyDeleteWow! looks great! love the tropical mix with the cheesecake
ReplyDeleteI meant upside down cake..don't now why I have cheesecake on the brain this morning..pineapple upside down cake was always a company dish at our house
ReplyDeleteThat is a ridiculously moist cake! I mean, really. I bet it's perfect with an ice cold glass of milk or a hot cup of coffee.
ReplyDeleteI love amaretto, I can just imagine how yummy that is with an upside down cake!!
ReplyDeleteOh My God. this looks AMAZING. I love how you plated it, looks so fancy :) so so impressive!
ReplyDeleteHow scrumptious! A beautiful combo of fruits - makes me long for summer!
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous bake! Just so tempting.... Saving it up for later use. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have to say almond flavor anything is my favorite!! Looks delish!
ReplyDeleteDo you do Valentine's Day catering? Seriously. You're hired. I'll take all the desserts.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Gosh. Idea- mail me some? :o)
ReplyDeleteNow this is my kind of cake!! I can just imagine how delicious this must smell while it's baking. And it looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYou've outdone yourself, Claudia. Brava!
ReplyDeleteI love Pineapple upside down cake. This one has to be awesome!
ReplyDeleteJust looked at this one, yet again, and I just really want to say how rockin' this dish is.
ReplyDeleteK. Thanks. Bye :o)
This looks so moist and delicious....yummy!
ReplyDeleteAll your comments are truly wonderful and amazing thank you so much for your kindness :)
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