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.