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.