Cake Madness - Day 17

Cake of the Day: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

When doing research for this cake, I found that the most accepted way to make it was in cast-iron skillet. Well, I don't have one of those, but luckily a coworker was kind enough to lend me one, even though this was a weekend cake (don't worry, I saved a piece to take in on Monday to show my gratitude). The first thing I realized was that the skillet is really heavy! (Side note about that . . .for those of you who have seen the Disney movie "Tangled", there is a clip where she twirls the skillet around her dainty little finger . . .yeah, not possible. But anyways, "frying pans, who knew?" :)) Next, I set about figuring out exactly how to use it without ruining it. There are so many dos and don'ts out there for using, washing, and seasoning cast-iron that I was sure I was going to either wreck it or wreck my cake, but luckily, neither of those things happened. 

I made this cake for a friend who invited us over to see the new house he is living in and he also got a new 3-D TV (which we watched "The Lion King" on . . .good times). He was excited about Pineapple Upside-Down cake, so I decided to give it a try. I had forgotten to buy a pineapple and cherries on my most recent grocery trip, so I literally ran to the grocery store closest to our house (and ran back no less . . .it's difficult to run with cans/jars of liquid things in your hands) to pick those items up. Once I had all my supplies, I started on the cake. Here is the recipe I used: Old-Fashioned Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. 

Sauce and fruit in the pan . . .I left the cherries whole, I think they look prettier that way

Right after it came out of the oven

Although I was really not in the mood to make a cake today (perhaps because it's Friday?), I'm still glad I made this one as it was another first for me. It ended up being pretty tasty, and everyone liked it

 :)

Finished product