
Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Kate Irving – Townsville QLD Ingredients butter (for greasing) 2 tablespoons sugar 6 slices pineapple (plus 3 tablespoons of juice) 3 strawberries (or cherries) 100 grams plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 100 grams soft butter 100 grams caster sugar 2 large eggs Lanes Apple pie spice Steps Preheat the Z Grill 176°C. Butter a tin Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of sugar on top of the buttered base, and then arrange the pineapple slices to make a circular pattern as in the picture. Fill each pineapple ring with a slice of strawberry. Put the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, butter, caster sugar and eggs into a food processor and run the motor until the batter is smooth. Pour in the 3 tablespoons of pineapple juice to thin it a little. Pour this mixture carefully over the pineapple rings; it will only just cover it, so spread it out gently. Sprinkle with apple pie spice. Bake for 30 minutes, then ease a spatula around the edge of the tin, place a plate on top and, with one move, turn it upside-down. Sprinkle with a little more apple pie spice.