Name: Mom's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c Butter (3 sticks), divided; 6 lg Eggs, separated; 1 1/2 ts Baking soda; 1 1/2 c Buttermilk, with pineapple juice; 1 ts Vanilla extract (or more); 1/2 ts Salt; 1 c Sugar, granulated; 2 1/2 c Confectioner's sugar (4x); 2 1/2 c Flour; Pineapple rings; Maraschino cherries; Pecan halves; 2 c Light brown sugar (1 box); 1/2 c Butter; 2/3 c Water; 2 tb Karo

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cakes, Mom	1	Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Butter (3 sticks), divided
6	lg	Eggs, separated
1 1/2	ts	Baking soda
1 1/2	c	Buttermilk, with pineapple juice
1	ts	Vanilla extract (or more)
1/2	ts	Salt
1	c	Sugar, granulated
2 1/2	c	Confectioner's sugar (4x)
2 1/2	c	Flour
		Pineapple rings
		Maraschino cherries
		Pecan halves
2	c	Light brown sugar (1 box)
1/2	c	Butter
2/3	c	Water
2	tb	Karo

INSTRUCTIONS

CAKE
TOPPINGS
SYRUP
Grease 3 cast-iron skillets.  Drain pineapple rings, reserving juice. Add
all but 1 tablespoon of the juice to the buttermilk to make 1 1/2 cups
fluid (equal parts, if possible).
Separate eggs; place all the whites in a large bowl, place 3 yolks in one
small container, and the other 3 in another. Prepare 3 8-inch cake pans
with brown-paper rounds (for bottoms) greased with shortening. Preheat oven
to 350 degrees F.
Soften 1/2 C butter in a large bowl; add confectioner's sugar and beat
until thoroughly mixed. Add 3 egg yolks, one after another, and continue
beating.  Add vanilla and mix till thoroughly blended, scraping sides with
spatula if necessary.
Measure flour into a small bowl and stir in baking soda. Add to
butter/sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk in 4 steps, beginning and
ending with the flour.
Sprinkle about 1/2 t salt on egg whites.  Beat till stiff, but not dry.
Fold egg whites into batter.
TOPPING:  Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add 1 T of
pineapple juice and the sugar.  Add water and Karo and cook at a high,
rolling boil for about 3 minutes. Pour equally into prepared cast-iron
skillets (about 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick).  Place pineapple rings in bottom of
each skillet, and in the centers, place a cherry. (Can add pecan halves,
too.) Divide batter between pans and bake at 350 degrees F. about 30-35
minutes, until done.
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