Maple Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8


• 3 tablespoons butter


• 1 cup maple sugar (or faux maple sugar)


• 4 slices pineapple


• 3 eggs, separated


• 1 cup granulated sugar


• 1/4 cup water


• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract


• 1 cup flour


• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.


• 2 sift flour and baking powder together.


• 3 melt butter, without browning, in a heavy skillet.


• 4 remove from heat, spread maple sugar over bottom of skillet and cover with a layer of sliced pineapple.


• 5 beat egg whites until beaters leave soft peaks.


• 6 beat egg yolks; add granulated sugar, water, vanilla and lemon extract.


• 7 beat together until thick and lemon colored.


• 8 add dry ingredients and beat for three minutes.


• 9 gently fold in beaten egg whites.


• 10 pour batter over pineapple in skillet and bake for about 45 minutes or until cake tests done.


• 11 loosen cake from sides and bottom and turn out onto cake rack immediately.