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    what was that? Pineapple WHAT?

    When you stand in front of the pantry just looking, you never know what will hit you. I don't know why but a can of pineapple caught my attention.

    'I haven't had Pineapple Upside down in a while. Let's do that.'

    grabbed the can. but, it's so heavy. and, cakes are always domed in the middle and something so heavy will be even more so. hmmm

    think think....thinkthinkthink...

    Cast iron is good. a cold skillet will warm evenly and give me an even cake.

    cast iron? well, let's amp it up a bit.... BACON! Everything is better with bacon! oooo, the pineapple caramel would be awesome with bacon grease!

    the cake would be good with bacon, too!

    back to, oh my goodness, dense. heavy, sickly sweet dense.

    Chiffon cake. now that's light. but, it's Pineapple upside down, not chiffon.

    why can't it be?

    so.......

    Canned sliced pineapple or fresh cored & sliced reserve juice
    Maraschino cherries
    3-4 TBSP bacon grease spread in cold cast iron skillet
    1/3 cup light brown sugar spread into grease
    Lay out pineapple slices & maraschino cherries
    Sprinkle 1/3 cooked bacon over pineapple
    Additional 2/3 cup light brown sugar sprinkled over pineapple layer


    With 2-3 strips of parchment paper, line the outside of skillet, overlapping ends
    DO THIS, the batter will overflow the skillet and rise above it

    Preheat oven to 350
    Place skillet with paper liners on baking sheet (just in case)

    For batter:

    2 cups AP flour
    1 ½ cups granulated sugar
    1 ½ tsp baking powder
    ¾ tsp medium grain salt (smoked if you have it)

    *** sift together dry ingredients into bowl ***

    Separate 5 eggs set whites aside

    Together in second bowl:
    Egg yolks
    ½ cup water
    1/3 cup reserved juice
    ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
    ½ cup bacon grease (make up shortfall with coconut oil or canola oil)

    Remaining bacon bits


    Sift dry ingredients together

    Combine wet ingredients minus egg whites and break yolks, roughly mixing

    Whip whites + 1 TBSP juice to stiff peaks

    Combine wet & dry, mix until batter

    Add in bacon bits and stir to distribute

    Use approx ¼ of egg whites and stir well into batter to lighten the batter

    In 2-3 steps, gently fold in remaining egg whites

    Gently pour batter into skillet on top of sugar & fruit layer, gently holding parchment in place until batter will hold it.

    Bake at 350 for approx 45 minutes until wooden skewer pushed all the way to the bottom comes out clean.

    Remove and allow to cool 10-20 minutes.

    It WILL deflate a little, that’s OK

    Remover paper, run a knife around the sides to be sure it releases.

    Lay upside down plate on cake & skillet
    Quickly flip and let cake drop to plate

    Loosen your belt and enjoy.


    and, what did I get. not bad. needs more bacon. and more vanilla. but, other than that, everything worked precisely the way I planned it and it came out pretty nicely! I'll do THAT again.

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    #2
    Noce job. And great imagination

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      #3
      mmm mmm mmm, I do like your imagination

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        #4
        You must be feeling much better!

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          #5
          yeah, I have a nice weather window at the moment so I'm not to bad, today. usually, if I'm really hurting, its because weather is changing and I have gone days just eating burgers for dinner cause it was easier on my tummy. but, I've been better the last couple of days. when I HAD to leave the Kitchen, it was because my back hurt, not the abdominal problems of late.

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          • mgaretz
            mgaretz commented
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            Have you tried the burgers SV?

          • Karon Adams
            Karon Adams commented
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            not yet. I suppose i should. We generally just do burgers as the goto when neither really wants to bother. I know, that's awful. the American Hamburger deserves more respect but.... Meanwhile, I really need to have a few more meat pies before the spring hits.

          #6
          That's a PUC on steroids!

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            #7
            Great idea, wonderful, detailed writeup, and fantastic pics, Karon!!!
            Glad t' hear yer mendin', even if summat slowly. My best wishes for a speedy recovery!
            But, under normal circumstances, I jus' gotta ask: what's wrong with:

            ...oh my goodness, dense. heavy, sickly sweet dense.

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            • Karon Adams
              Karon Adams commented
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              nothing, I just didn't fel like heavy & dense. and, frankly, I WANTED to 'invent' a recipe

            • Mr. Bones
              Mr. Bones commented
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              Ya did wonderful, imho!! Keep up th' Great Works, n' Git Well Soon!!!

            #8
            That is beautiful.

            Thanks for the idea. My "Double X-chromosome" (sorry) won't let me bake, with the exception of the occasional birthday cake. She says she'll weigh five thousand pounds. I'll just wait 'til she goes on a business trip and make your (bookmarked) recipe.

            Thanks!

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            • Karon Adams
              Karon Adams commented
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              that's your "Perfectly Matched Chromosome", thank you.

            • Lowjiber
              Lowjiber commented
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              ROFL

              That's great! I'll share it with her when she gets up.

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