Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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3 pans and 2 cakes later I am still looking for the right tweak. Of course I should have read the postings before my second attempt, but I thought after watching the show for the fifth time on my blackberry I got it right. I think it will be a bit before I try a third time. I will use the cake recipe as my standard. The Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is great if you can work out that whole Carmel thing. Here is what I am going to try.

1. Use a 9 inch spring pan or a deep dish pizza pan that is at least 2 inches deep.
2. Cut the brown sugar in half.
3. Low and slow when making the Carmel
4. Have the batter and pineapple ready before pouring the Carmel
5. Flip the cake on a plate before opening the spring pan

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After seeing this on TV I thought it looked delicious so I decided to make it. Unfortunately I didn't look at the reviews until after I made the second one. The first I made in a spring form pan, as I knew that much batter wouldn't fit in a regular 9 1/2 in cake pan. The caramel seeped out of the pan and burned on the sheet pan I had underneath. The cake also fell in the middle. I thought this was due to the caramel seeping out, so the second time I made it I used an old bunt pan I had. Sadly, the middle sank in it too. The flavor of the cake is good, that's why I gave it 2 stars instead of one, but the top of the cake was hard or "crispy" as some have described it, and the middle never seemed to cook. I followed the directions to a T both times. I'm very disappointed in this recipe and won't be trying it again. Maybe for another cake or by itself without the caramel and pineapple.

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I have heard so much positive feedback about Tyler's recipes and I decided to try it myself. I've baked pinapple upside cakes before and they always came out great. I decided to try this cake because it seemed easy enough. When I was pouring it into my 9inch pan, I noticed not all of the batter was going to fit so I used two pans. After the cake was done, the middle never puffed up and the cake itself tasted too sweet. I've notice a lot of negative responses to this recipe and I would suggest Foodnetwork removing it from the site. Next time, please have a sample party before posting a recipe.

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I just made this for mother's day. My brother-in-law doesn't like pineapple, but Tyler said that he uses the cake recipe for all cakes, so I did that for just the cake part and then did a simple whipped cream frosting. It tasted great, but the batter is WAY too much for a 9 inch pan! I got confused, like other posters have mentioned, thinking it was the wrong pan, but the instructions say nothing about only putting some batter in the pan. I remember on the show that he only put 2 good sized amounts of batter in the pan, but figured it would say how much, if it wasn't the whole amount. So the next time I make it, it will be with a lot less batter, but for the record, someone should modify the recipe because it shouldn't be a guessing game.

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I saw this episode last week and really wanted to make it for my mom today. I followed the recipe exactly, even took the time to use a wooden spoon and whisk instead of a mixer. I made the batter which looked pretty good and put it in the oven, within 15 minutes; I had batter spillage all over my oven. Confused, I decided to come back to the website to check if I may have written the instructions incorrectly?now that I am reading the reviews, I realize that most people went through the same thing, and anyone saying this recipe was great is LYING. I AM PISSED OFF!

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Saw the TV episode and thought "perfect Mother's Day dessert." All negatives are true. The proportions for caramel were all wrong, pan was too small, cake overflowed and I was so disappointed. Suggest the recipe be tested before posting on the web site.

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Tyler says that he uses the base of this cake recipe as a general-purpose genoise cake, yet it does not work with the stated amount of granulated sugar -- it falls every time and stays gritty with sweetness. If I felt like wasting another hour I would try it again with only 1 cup of granulated sugar, another 1/2 cup of flour, and split it between two 8-inch rounds. Also, it is VERY heavy, so maybe beat some more air into it.

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There is an obvious mistake here, there is no way you can arrange 6 slices of pineapple in a 9 1/2 inch pan. I watched the episode once and liked the cake, my first thought was to bake it in my Deep Dish Pizza pan, the pan Tyler used looked much larger than 9 1/2 inches. I will watche the episode again.

Gary

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I just made this cake, even after reading all of the bad reviews. I only used about 3/4 cup brown sugar to 4 T butter, turned out a little thick, but once the cake was baked, everything was perfect. I also baked 2 cakes using 2-8" rounds instead of using one 9 1/2" round. I had no troubles at all. Everything tastes great.

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I watched the episode again, because of all the bad reviews. And then I made the cake careful to follow every direction, and do anything that Tyler did on tv. And it came out great. No over flowing and I used a 9 1/2 in springform, the caramel was great cook it low and slow. Family ate it up! Will make again.