Goodness gracious Pineapple!!

A woman in a kitchen is a loaded image, she is imposing. You don't have to talk dripping cream and sizzling sausages to make things flame.They will heat up on their own...if they don't you will be bribed with cream and cake!!! Girls learn all from their mothers. And they want to be like them...carling and gentle and wise and beautiful. For my mothers 52nd birthday I made her my special Pinneapple upside down cake. My mother is big on this sweet and tangy fruit and when it combines with the spongy creaminess of the vanilla cake the result is pretty awesome. Me n my sister had a field day in the kitchen as we rustled up cakes for the most precious and special woman in our lives. The midnight glow on our mother's cheeks and eyes was the most befitting reward for our labour. Really, it takes small things to make people feel happy and loved.





Ingredients

For the Pineapple topping
- 50g softened butter
- 50g brown sugar
- 4-5 pineapple rings
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder

For the Cake
- 1 cup flour (weighs roughly 140g)
- 1/2 cup castor sugar
- 1/2 cup Pineapple juice or syrup
- 3/4th cup Olive Oil(Pomace) or Butter
- 2 eggs (optional)
- Vanilla Extract (1 teaspoon)
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

1. For the Pineapple topping: Preheat oven @ 200C for 10 mins. Whip the butter until frothy. Add sugar and whip some more. In a greased baking dish, add the butter-sugar froth and arrange Pineapple rings on top. Bake at 250 for 7-10 mins.

2. For the batter: Mix in the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. Whip until frothy. Now add the oil/butter. Whip some more. Add the flour. Fold it in. The batter will be lumpy at this point. Add the Pineapple juice and the Baking powder + Baking Soda. Give it a good whip. Pour the batter on top of the baking dish that is resting in the oven. Bake at 180C for 45 mins or until an inserted toothpick comes out squeaky clean.

3. Let the cake rest outside of the oven for 45 mins or so before you unmount it.