Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Serves: 6

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Ingredients

FOR THE TOPPING

50g softened butter
50g light soft brown sugar
7 pineapples rings in syrup, drained and syrup
glacé cherry
FOR THE CAKE

100g softened butter
100g golden caster sugar
100g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
Method

1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. For the topping, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Spread over the base and a quarter of the way up the sides of a 20-21cm round cake tin. Arrange pineapple rings on top, then place cherries in the centres of the rings.

2. Place the cake ingredients in a bowl along with 2 tbsp of the pineapple syrup and, using an electric whisk, beat to a soft consistency. Spoon into the tin on top of the pineapple and smooth it out so it's level. Bake for 35 mins. Leave to stand for 5 mins, then turn out onto a plate. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.

Second Recipe for Darker Topping

50g softened butter
50g light soft brown sugar
1 tbsp Golden Syrup
7 pineapples rings in syrup, reserve syrup
7 glacé cherry