Pineapple Upside Down Cake

🥘 Ingredients

• cake flour 2 cups
• sugar 1 ¼ cups
• baking powder 5 tsp
• salt 1 tsp
• milk 1 ½ cups
• egg yolks 8
• vanilla extract 1 Tbsp
• unsalted butter 2 sticks
• unsalted butter 2 sticks
• brown sugar 2 cups
• fresh pineapple (cored and sliced, or 12 canned slices) 1

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to {400%°F}.
2. 2

   Sift cake flour , sugar , baking powder , and salt together into a mixing bowl .
3. 3

   In a separate bowl , combine the milk , egg yolks , and vanilla extract .
4. 4

   In a stand mixer , add the unsalted butter (room temperature) to the dry ingredients and mix slightly. Scrape the sides of the bowl, then gradually add the egg yolk mixture. Mix until smooth.
5. 5

   Melt unsalted butter for the topping in a saucepan until boiling. Add the brown sugar and mix until smooth and the mixture turns a light brown color.
6. 6

   Pour the caramel mixture into an ungreased 12x3-inch round metal pan . Layer the fresh pineapple (cored and sliced, or 12 canned slices) on top of the caramel. Pour the cake batter over the pineapple, leaving about 1 inch of room at the top of the pan to allow for rising.
7. 7

   Bake for {35%minutes}. Rotate the pan and continue to bake for an additional {15%minutes}, or until the center is fully cooked.
8. 8

   Let the cake rest in the pan for {15%minutes}. Slowly invert it onto your serving plate .