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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

11
Points® value
Total Time
55 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Difficult
This pretty-as-a-picture dessert is rich in taste, without costing you in calories and fat.

Ingredients

Canned pineapple packed in juice

20 oz, rings

Reduced-calorie margarine

6 tbsp(s)

Packed light brown sugar

2 tbsp(s)

Maraschino cherries

7 item(s), halved

All-purpose flour

1 cup(s)

Baking powder

¾ tsp(s)

Baking soda

¼ tsp(s)

Table salt

¼ tsp(s)

Fat-free skim milk

½ cup(s)

Vanilla extract

1 tsp(s)

Sugar

½ cup(s)

Raw egg

2 large

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Drain pineapple and reserve 2 tablespoons of juice; set aside.
  2. Melt 2 tablespoons of margarine and pour into the bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan. Top margarine with brown sugar and, using a fork, swirl together to make an even layer. Place 1 pineapple ring in center of pan and arrange 6 more rings around it. Place cherry halves, cut side up, in center of each ring and in spaces between rings; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  4. In a small bowl, combine milk, 2 tablespoons of reserved pineapple juice and vanilla.
  5. In a large mixing bowl, beat together remaining 4 tablespoons of margarine and granulated sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add flour mixture and milk mixture in small batches, alternating each and beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix until blended. Pour batter over pineapple in pan.

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