Skillet Pineapple Upside Down Cake

By Side Passion

Ingredients

• 2 large egg yolks
• 3/4 C sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 1/3 C boiling water
• 1 1/4 C cake flour (not self-rising) sifted
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 4 Tbs unsalted butter
• 1/2 C firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 C chopped pineapple

Details

Level of difficulty Easy
Cost Budget Friendly

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 350*

Step 2

In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks at medium speed with an electric mixer until thick and lemon colored, approximately 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and gradually add sugar and salt; add extracts.

Step 3

Increase speed to medium, and beat for 1 minute. With mixer on the lowest speed, slowly add 1/3 cup boiling water, being careful to not let water splash out of the bowl. Turn the mixer off, and add flour and baking powder. Stir by hand until smooth.

Step 4

In an 8-inch ovenproof skillet set over medium heat, melt butter with brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook, stirring, until sugar is melted, approximately 1 minute. Remove pan from heat, and arrange pineapple in a single layer over sugar mixture. Pour cake batter over pineapple. Place skillet on a rimmed baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake until cake springs back lightly when touched, approximately 35 minutes. Remove skillet from oven and let cool for 6 minutes. Invert cake onto serving platter, and let cool completely.