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Upside-down cake

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Upside-down cake
Pineapple upside-down cake
Pineapple upside-down cake
TypeCake
Main ingredientsBatter, fruit (apples, pineapples, cherries)
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An upside-down cake is a cake that is baked "upside-down" in a single pan, with its toppings at the bottom of the pan. When it is removed from the oven, the finished upside-down preparation is turned over and de-panned onto a serving plate, thus flipping it and serving it right-side up.

Recipe

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An upside-down cake is a cake that is baked "upside-down" in a single pan—usually a skillet—with the eventual toppings placed in the bottom of the pan. When removed from the oven, the finished upside-down preparation is flipped over and de-panned onto a serving plate. Flipping the cake before serving puts the right-side up, so that the ingredients that were in the bottom of the pan are the toppings.[1] Usually chopped or sliced fruits—such as apples, cherries, peaches, or pineapples[2][3]—butter, and sugar are placed on the bottom of the pan before the batter is poured in, so that they form a baked-on topping after the cake is inverted. A simple cottage pudding cake batter may be used.[4]

History

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Traditional upside-down preparations include the American pineapple upside-down cake, the French Tarte Tatin,[5] and the Brazilian or Portuguese bolo de ananás (also known as bolo de abacaxi).[citation needed]

In the United States, the popularity of pineapple upside down cakes increased in the mid-1920s after Dole Pineapple Company sponsored a contest for pineapple recipes.[6] They received over 2,500 various submissions for the inverted pineapple cake and ran an advertisement about it.[7]

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See also

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References

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  1. Clark, Melissa (August 3, 2022). "Take Your Cakes to the Upside Down". Pittsburgh Press. pp. D1, D8. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022 via nytimes.com.
  2. "Pineapple upside-down cake". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. "Pineapple Upside-Down Cornmeal Cake". Food Network. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. Sawyer, Marion F. (February 13, 1934). "Cottage Pudding Proves Equally at Home in an Apartment or Fine Mansion". Detroit Free Press. p. 10. Retrieved August 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tarte Tatin French Upside-Down Pie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 9, 1977. p. 16D. Retrieved August 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Who Invented Pineapple Upside Down Cake?". Scrantonian Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. January 23, 1983. p. F12. Retrieved August 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Pineapple Upside DownCake Recipe and History". What's Cooking America. May 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
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