Pineapple Upside-Down Nutty Spice Cake

Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson

Show: Dear Food NetworkEpisode: Holiday Desserts

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  Kathy Houston, TX 06-29-2009

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  Out of this World!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I kicked this up a notch by grinding whole cloves for a fresh spiced cake touch plus toasted the walnuts first. Both really put it over the top the cake was moist spicy then cooked in an iron skillet w/that topping. What's not to love, I even added more topping to this recipe as was taking to a pot luck but didn't have any run over issues inthe oven using 8" skilled. The crowd LOVED IT taking to the 4th of July pot luck this weekend.

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  Sybil Lithia Springs, GA 04-20-2009

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  Tweak it just a bit.

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  I just took this out of the oven and when I flipped it over, what a mess, sugary liquid everywhere. But beautiful presentation and yes use a bigger 10" skillet. Next time I will cut the pineapple juice to 1/2 cup and cut the spices a bit as well. I think even the butter in the bottom could be cut some as well. So far what I've tasted is good.

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  Linda Brockton, MA 01-26-2009

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  A GREAT BIG MESS!

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  I wish I had read the reviews before making this recipe. I completely agree with Sandy in Tn. The 8" skillet is definitely too small and there is much too much liquid. It was a horrible sticky mess all over the oven and the cake did not cook properly. The top was burnt the inside a gooey mess. What a waste of good ingredients. Perhaps in a much bigger skillet it would have come good but the 8" skillet was defitely not the pan to use. Very disappointing.

• recipe Pineapple Upside-Down Nutty Spice Cake
  Anna K. Gastonia, NC 01-15-2009

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  totally messy

  Rated: 2 stars out of 5

  Good, yes. Easy, yes Messy, completely. Make sure to place a tray under the skillet while baking becuase all the overpopulated sugar goop will come out. Keep looking for a recipe.

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  Rebekah Norristown, PA 12-29-2008

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  Became a new holiday favorite!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  This pineapple upside down nutty spice cake has become a new family/holiday favorite! For years I have been sending my husband a fruitcake ( his favorite). This year we had to watch our pennies, so I saw this recipe on a Dear Food Network show and thought it may be a yummy substitute for him. I followed the recipe as written and used a cast-iron skillet. I had no problems with any of it! My husband loved it and so did every other fruit cake-loving family member. They also love pineapple upside down cake and said this was the best one they ever tasted. I was pleased with it's presentation and would definitely make it again; and probably will have to!

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  Kathy Ontario, CA 12-25-2008

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  What happened????

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  I followed the recipe to the "T". But when I saw how much liquid (yes, liquid) was in the skillet, I knew right away that something was wrong. Six tablespoons of melted butter, 1/2 C. pineapple juice and 1 1/2 C. brown sugar - it was at least 1/2" of liquid. Maybe the "juice" should have been in the batter???? It was a waste of time and $$$. I'll go back to my old one, with no extra spice OR nuts. Thanks but no thanks. Sunny, please check to see if directions are correct.

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  Sandy LaVergne, TN 12-23-2008

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  What a mess

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  This is the worst mess I've had since I was a new bride. Waay too much gooey stuff in the top, batter is way too thick, the goo is cooking out all over my NEW oven. Grrr. What a mess! Can't imagine how it's going to taste, it's all over my oven now. Saw this on a Help Me! show and I'm sure glad this wasn't the answer to MY problem. I'd be furious!

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  JANET CONYERS, GA 12-15-2008

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  Not Good

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  I have made several upside down pineapple cake and this was not good at all. Will not make this again

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  Mona Big Cabin, OK 12-14-2008

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  Husband loved it

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  He gives it 5 solid stars. I thought it was just ok. I didn't care for the spice taste or the walnuts. To me they didn't seem to "go" with pineapple upside down cake. The batter was very thick and hard to spread over the brown sugar and pineapple rings, but it was fine after baking and made a pretty presentation.

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  Zahara Cleveland, OH 12-14-2008

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  DEEEELICIOUS !

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I bake A LOT, and let me tell you, this cake is GOOD! Although I did make some adjustments. FYI, all the ingredients do NOT fit in an 8 inch iron skillet, so I used a 10 inch baking pan and it turned out just perfect. I also left out the cloves because it has a tendency to give a slightly bitter taste. Also, for the initial ingredients used for the toppings (the butter and dark brown sugar) I used about 2/3 of the suggested amounts. Using the original amount would make the cake to wet and make it fall apart. This cake is definitely on my list of favorites !

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  June Millville, NJ 12-07-2008

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  WOW-Pineapple Upside-down

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  LOOKS GREAT and tastes even better. A great ending to any kind of meal. Once you bite into this Pineapple Upside-Down Cake the dinner will be fogotten!

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