Pineapple Upside-Down Pumpkin Gingerbread |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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This retro favorite was popularized by the Hawaiian Pineapple Company and Gold Medal Flour in the 1920s. Here, the classic goes autumnal with the addition of pumpkin, molasses, and a mix of warming spices. Ingredients:
nonstick vegetable oil spray |
2/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar |
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter |
2 tablespoons frozen pineapple juice concentrate, thawed |
1 teaspoon mild-flavored (light) molasses |
1 ripe pineapple, peeled |
2 cups all purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature |
1 cup sugar |
2 large eggs |
1/2 cup mild-flavored (light) molasses |
1/2 cup canned pure pumpkin |
1/2 cup boiling water |
whipped cream |
Directions:
1. For topping: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan with nonstick spray. Combine sugar, butter, pineapple juice concentrate, and molasses in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, whisking until sugar dissolves and syrup is smooth; boil 1 minute. Pour evenly into prepared pan.
2. Cut off one 1/3-inch-thick round from pineapple; cut out core. Place round in syrup in pan. Stand pineapple on end. Cut lengthwise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Using 3 round cutters of different sizes, cut out rounds from pineapple slices, avoiding core. Arrange rounds close together in single layer in free-form design in syrup.
3. For cake: Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add sugar and beat to blend. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in molasses, then pumpkin. Beat in dry ingredients just until blended, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in 1/2 cup boiling water. Pour batter evenly into pan.
4. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan 45 minutes. Place platter over pan and invert. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently lift off pan. Serve cake warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.
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