- 5 T. butter, unsalted, in small pieces, plus more for the cooker
- 3/4 c. dark brown sugar, firmly packed plus more for lining the cooker
- 3 T. dark rum (optional)
- 8 pineapple, rings, canned PLUS
- 1/4 c. pineapple juice, reserved pineapple juice from can
- 8 cherries, fresh or frozen cherries, pitted (optional)
- 3/4 c. cake flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- ice cream for serving
If you want a delicious and light dessert, you will want to make Crock pot Pineapple Upside Down Cake!
1. Butter the inside of a crock pot or the inside of a crock pot liner, line completely with foil, and also butter the foil.
2. Set crock pot to high. Sprinkle butter, brown sugar and rum over the foil on the bottom of the crock pot.
3. Cover the bottom with the pineapple slices in a slightly overlapping ring pattern, placing one in the center and pressing the pineapple into the sugar. If desired, place one cherry in the center of each pineapple ring.
4. Sift the flour, and mix with sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into a bowl; then whisk to combine evenly.
5. In a separate bowl, beat the egg with an electric mixer. Whisk in the milk and pineapple juice. Add the egg mixture to the flour and blend well to combine completely.
6. Mix briefly at medium speed to make a smooth batter.
7. Pour the batter over the pineapples and smooth with a spatula to even it out. Lay a doubled length of paper towel from end to end over the top of the slow cooker, to line the lid and create a tighter seal. (The paper towel helps to collect additional condensation from dripping off the lid back onto the cake.)
8. Cover the cake tightly with the lid and continue to cook on high until the cake begins to brown slightly on the sides and springs back when touched in the middle, about 3 1/2 hours. Turn off the crock pot and let the cake set, about 20 minutes more.
9. Using the foil, lift the cake from the crock pot; set on the counter to cool, about 30 minutes more. Fold back the foil, and carefully invert cake onto a platter so you can see the caramelized pineapples and cherries, if used.
Happy Crocking!
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Jenn Bare is the Crock Pot Girl and a busy Wife and Mother who enjoys spending time with her family instead of slaving away in the kitchen. She is also the author of the "Get Crocked: The Definitive Guide to Crockpot Cooking" and founder of GetCrocked.com, named the "#1 Slow Cooking Website" on the Web by "All Women's Talk."
