{
  "id": "CAT05-R14",
  "slug": "cat05-r14-pineapple-upside-down-cake",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat05-r14-pineapple-upside-down-cake.html",
  "title": "Pineapple Upside-Down Cake",
  "category": "Desserts",
  "category_id": "CAT05",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 20,
  "cook_time_minutes": 50,
  "total_time_minutes": 70,
  "primary_cooking_method": "OVEN",
  "primary_food": "pineapple",
  "vegetarian": true,
  "allergens": [
    "wheat",
    "milk",
    "egg"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "3 tablespoons butter, melted (for topping)",
    "1/3 cup brown sugar, packed",
    "6 canned pineapple rings, drained (juice saved)",
    "6 maraschino cherries",
    "1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour",
    "1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder",
    "1/4 teaspoon salt",
    "4 tablespoons butter, softened (for cake)",
    "2/3 cup sugar",
    "1 egg",
    "1/4 cup milk",
    "1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice",
    "1 teaspoon vanilla extract"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Heat the oven to 350°F. Pour the melted butter into an 8-inch round cake pan and sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over it.",
    "Arrange the pineapple rings over the sugar and set a cherry in the center of each ring.",
    "Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.",
    "Beat the softened butter and sugar 2 minutes until fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.",
    "On low speed, add the flour mixture in 2 parts, alternating with the milk and pineapple juice, until smooth. Spread gently over the fruit.",
    "Bake 35 to 40 minutes until golden and a toothpick in the center of the cake comes out clean (the center reaches about 200°F, well above 160°F).",
    "Cool in the pan 10 minutes (included in the cook time). Run a knife around the edge, set a plate on top, and flip carefully with oven mitts — the caramel is very hot. Lift off the pan and replace any fruit that sticks.",
    "Cut into 4 slices and serve warm. Cover leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if the room is above 90°F)."
  ],
  "food_safety": "Bake until a toothpick in the cake comes out clean so the egg is fully cooked. Use oven mitts when flipping — hot caramel can burn. Cover and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if above 90°F).",
  "skill_taught": "Building a caramelized fruit layer and turning a cake out cleanly.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}