Name: Chef John's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Butter - ¼ cup; Light brown sugar - ¾ cup; Pineapple juice - 1 tablespoon; Dark rum (Optional) - 1 tablespoon; Fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and sliced - ½ small; Butter - ½ cup; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Ground cardamom - ⅛ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; White sugar - ½ cup; Egg - 1; Cold milk - ½ cup

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Chef John's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

1. Butter - ¼ cup

2. Light brown sugar - ¾ cup

3. Pineapple juice - 1 tablespoon

4. Dark rum (Optional) - 1 tablespoon

5. Fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and sliced - ½ small

6. Butter - ½ cup

7. All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups

8. Ground cardamom - ⅛ teaspoon

9. Salt - ½ teaspoon

10. Baking powder - 2 teaspoons

11. White sugar - ½ cup

12. Egg - 1

13. Cold milk - ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Stage

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in brown sugar, pineapple juice, and dark rum. Cook over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is bubbling, about 5 minutes.

3. Stage

Remove from heat and spread pineapple slices in a layer over the brown sugar mixture, completely covering the mixture. Set skillet aside.

4. Stage

Melt 1/2 cup butter in small skillet over low heat until the butter begins to brown and release a nutty fragrance, about 5 minutes. Watch carefully, butter burns easily. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.

5. Stage

Whisk together flour, cardamom, salt, baking powder, and white sugar in a large bowl. Whisk in egg and cold milk until just combined. Pour in melted butter and stir to mix thoroughly.

6. Stage

Pour batter over the pineapple slices in the skillet; spread evenly to cover.

7. Stage

Bake in preheated oven until the cake begins to bubble around the edges, the top is browned, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the skillet for 10 minutes.

8. Stage

Loosen the cake from the skillet by running a knife around the inside edge of the cake. Invert a large plate over the top of the skillet and flip over, releasing the cake to show the pineapple slices on top.