Prize Winning Pineapple Upside-Down Cake on the BBQ

Recipe courtesy Mary Odor

Show: BBQ with Bobby FlayEpisode: Smoldering Sweets

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 30 min

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Ingredients

Butter Layer Cake:

2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 stick butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 (20-ounce) can pineapple, drained and juice reserved (can use pineapple rings or pineapple chunks)
Maraschino cherries
Chopped nuts, optional

Directions

Heat grill to 350 degrees F.

Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet in the center of the grill and heat thoroughly.

Meanwhile, make cake batter: Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt together; set aside. With a mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, and egg yolks. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternating with the milk. Add vanilla extract. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and then fold them into the batter. Set batter aside.

Place the 1/2 stick butter and the brown sugar in the skillet and let the mixture melt and begin to caramelize. When lightly caramelized, place pineapples and enough cherries to cover on top, in a decorative pattern. Then pour the cake batter over, filling to within 1/2-inch of the top of the skillet. Transfer the skillet to a large foil pan and cover with foil; be careful handling the skillet as the handle will also be very hot. Return to the grill and pierce the foil in the corners to allow steam to escape during the cooking process.

Grill cake at 350 degrees F until cake is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched with your finger, about 45 minutes. Remove from the grill and run a knife around the edge of the skillet to free the cake; again, be careful handling the skillet as the handle will also be very hot. While cake is still hot, place a serving plate on top of the skillet and carefully turn the cake over onto the plate. Serve warm or cold.

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recipe Prize Winning Pineapple Upside-Down Cake on the BBQ
Jennifer San Antonio, TX 01-09-2009
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Best Ever!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love the classic Pineapple Upside Down Cake. This recipe hands down is a winner! Fluffy moist cake and the caramelized... sugar and pineapples on top is to die for. The only variation I made was substituting 1/2 c buttermilk with the other 1/2 c fat free milk to make the 1 c needed. My kids and husband raved and I can't keep myself away from it. The egg whites however, whipped up a little large so I had batter left over. Just used that for a smaller bundt pan. really can't complain about two wonderful cakes!!!Read more
recipe Prize Winning Pineapple Upside-Down Cake on the BBQ
Fran Vineland, NJ 02-29-2008
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Pineapple UpSide Down cake on BBQ
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Please tell me how many eggs this recipe uses? It tells me to use yolks in cake, then beat and fold in whites. However, the... recipe neglected to say how many eggs. I would love to try this recipe. Thank you, FranRead more
recipe Prize Winning Pineapple Upside-Down Cake on the BBQ
Anonymous 04-27-2007
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so good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was a great recipe. it was different, but it still had that "traditional" flavor to it. My family enjoyed it! Thank... you!Read more
recipe Prize Winning Pineapple Upside-Down Cake on the BBQ
Connie Billings, MO 10-24-2006
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Fantastic
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a wonderfully moist cake. I followed directions except, that I baked the cake in the oven at 375 for 35 minutes. My... husband, sister, and my brother-in-law loved it.Read more
recipe Prize Winning Pineapple Upside-Down Cake on the BBQ
Anonymous 07-08-2005
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sllynly
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was easy to make, beautiful and delicious. I cooked in a Big Green Egg Smoker by the indirect method and skipped the... aluminum pan/foil. It has a light smokey flavor which is a nice compliment to the sweet cake and glaze. It was fun to cook this out on the grill as well, no kitchen heat!Read more