Food Network: Fresh Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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Fresh Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
c.1997, M.S. Milliken & S. Feniger, all rights reserved

Ingredients
1/2 cup blanched whole almonds
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus 9 tablespoons unsalted butter,
softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 pineapple, peeled, cored, cut in half lengthwise and cut crosswise into
1/2-inch slices
1 1/2 cups pastry flour
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sour cream
3 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread the almonds on
a baking sheet and toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until lightly golden, 15
to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool. Turn the oven temperature down to 325 degrees.
Stir together the melted butter, brown sugar and corn syrup and evenly coat the
bottom and sides of a 10-inch glass pie plate with the mixture. When the almonds
are cool, arrange around the bottom rim of the pie plate, with a few in the
center, gently pressing them into the brown mixture. Arrange pineapple on top.

In a mixing bowl, combine the pastry flour, granulated sugar, baking powder,
baking soda and salt and thoroughly mix. In another bowl, whisk together the
softened butter, sour cream, egg yolks and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients and
mix with an electric mixer at medium speed about 1 1/2 minutes, scraping down the
sides of the bowl occasionally, until thick and smooth. Using a spatula, spread
the batter evenly over the fruit, building up the outside edges so the cake will
be level when baked.

Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until golden brown and a tester inserted in the center
comes clean. Transfer to a rack to cool 3 to 5 minutes (no longer) and then invert
onto a serving plate, repositioning the fruit as necessary.