Moist and fluffy cake that's baked on top of melted butter, brown sugar, pineapple slices and cherries. It's easy to understand why this eye catching dessert has been handed down through the generations.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 15people
Calories 207kcal
Author Nicole Crocker
Ingredients
1StickUnsalted butter
1CupBrown sugar
116 ounce canSliced pineapple
1CupCake floursifted
1teaspoonBaking powder
1teaspoonSalt
3Large eggsseparated
1CupGranulated sugar
5TablespoonsPineapple juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Melt butter and spread in a ten inch cake pan. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pineapple slices and cherries to cover pan bottom. Set aside.
In a medium bowl sift cake flour, baking powder and salt together.
In a large bowl beat egg yolks until light. Add sugar gradually. Mix in the pineapple juice.
Gradually add flour mixture a little at a time.
In a separate bowl beat egg whites to form stiff peaks.
Fold egg whites into batter.
Pour over pineapple and cherries.
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Let cake cool for 30 minutes before turning cake onto a platter.