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

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.