Pineapple Upside-Down Carrot Cake

[okiecountrygirl]

I saw this recipe in the September Southern Living magazine and tried it today for a Labor Day barbeque. It is delicious! It is so moist and very "fall" looking.

[S.K.]

do you have the recipe or a link?

[Simplegirl]

I found this link. Think it might be the one.

 

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefi...cipe_id=2011099

[okiecountrygirl]

Recipe

1/4 cup butter 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple slices

2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 7 maraschino cherries

 

Melt the butter in a lightly greased 10" cast iron skillet. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter. Place pineapple slices on top of brown sugar and place cherry in center of slices.

 

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 cups grated carrots

1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

 

Beat granulated sugar, oil and eggs at medium speed until blended. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients, gradually add to sugar mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Stir in carrots and pecans. Spoon batter over pineapple slices.

 

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in skillet for 10 minutes on wire rack. Run a knife around edges to loosen then invert on a serving plate.

 

This is a delicious cake, very moist and such a surprise with the carrots, cinnamon and pineapple slices.

 

 

[okiecountrygirl]

Simplegirl, after I typed in the recipe I looked at your recipe and that is it! LOL They also have a blackberry-apple upside-down cake recipe and a sweet potato-pecan upside down cake that look good. (Southern Living)

[Simplegirl]

It all sounds awesome. Too bad I am trying to be on a diet!!