Pineapple Cake
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Living- Dana Rowlett, Mountain View
Categories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing
Ingredients
- 1 20 oz. can sliced pineapple
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp. pineapple syrup
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tsp. syrup. melt butter in 10 inch oven-safe skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar, stirring until sugar is melted. Remove from heat.
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Arrange drained pineapple on sugar mixture in skillet. Set skillet aside.
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Into a medium bowl, sift flour with sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add shortening and milk. With electric mixer at medium speed, beat 2 minutes. Add egg and reserved pineapple syrup. Beat 2 minutes longer. Pour cake batter over pineapple in skillet, spreading evenly. Bake 40 to 45 minutes.