Would you believe I've never made a pineapple upside down cake before? As this month's AlphaBakes which I am hosting has the letter 'U' I thought it would be a good opportunity to try my hand at this classic retro cake. The last time we had the letter U I made something a little less traditional in the form of Peaches and Cream Upside Down Cake. The cake received rave reviews at work and there wasn't a crumb left at the end of the day. The sponge is really light and moist and the pineapples added a fruity juiciness to the cake. Plus I'm sure it counts as one of your 5 a day!
I did a little online research to look at the origins of pineapple upside down cake and it's fascinating. It orginated in America in the 1920's. By the mid 1930's, pineapple upside down cake was one o the most widely made cakes in America. It's popularity peaked in the 50's and 60's and started to wane by 1970's as it seemed outdated. Did you know that there is a National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day on April 20th?
I'm sending this to AlphaBakes hosted by myself this month and co hosted by Caroline from Caroline Makes. The letter is U for Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
I'm also sending it to Love Cake hosted by Ness from Jibber Jabber UK as the theme this month is Cakes from Around the World. As mentioned this is an American creation although I thought it was British!
basic cake ingredients plus pineapple rings and cherries
butter and sugar mixture which caramelises on cooking 
Hurrah I managed to squeeze 7 pineapple rings as stated in the recipe 
add cake batter on top and bake It looks really pretty and so retro 
It's quite a thin cake but absolutely delicious
Recipe from BBC Good Food
It looks so good Ros. I'll take two slices - one on its own and one with a scoop of ice cream on the side so I can try it both way :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha it's great with ice cream or custard!
DeleteLOVE pineapple upside down cake - yours looks perfect! I went through a phase of making it a few years back and got sick of it, but I think I am ready to get back on the horse! I was really surprised it is American in origin - totally thought it was a British institution!
ReplyDeleteI also thought it's British but it's American! Definitely one to make again and again.
DeleteSunshine in a cake! I haven't tried one of those in years!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeletePerfectly 70's! Pineapple Upside down cake has been on my list of must makes for about 2 years now..... One day eh?
ReplyDeleteHa ha I know the feeling! :)
DeleteOne of my daughter's favourite cakes! I knew it was popular in the 1950s but I didn't realise it American.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise it was American either until I did some research!
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