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Macadamia Upside-down Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Macadamia Upside-down Cake

14 ingredients 31 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1091
Calories
33g
Protein
28g
Fat
182g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Macadamia Nut not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup macadamia nuts, chopped
  • 8½ oz can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 6 tbs butter
  • ⅓ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • ¼ cup dark corn syrup
  • 2 tsp water
  • 8 glace cherries
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1½ tsp vanilla

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2

Grease 8 inch square baking pan.

3

Combine nuts and pineapple in bowl.

4

Melt butter in saucepan.

5

Remove 2 tbs of the melted butter to a cup and reserve.

6

Add brown sugar, corn syrup and water to butter remaining in saucepan.

7

Bring to boiling, cook 30 seconds, stirring to dissolve sugar.

8

Pour into baking pan.

9

Scatter cherries over brown sugar mixture.

10

Sprinkle nut pineapple mixture over top.

11

Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt on a sheet of wax paper.

12

Beat eggs in bowl until foamy.

13

Add sugar, beating constantly.

14

Beat in flour mixture until blended.

15

Add milk, reserved melted butter and vanilla, beat until blended.

16

Pour into pan.

17

Bake 35 minutes or until done.

18

Run a spatula around the edge of pan to loosen cake.

19

Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes.

20

Invert the cake and remove the pan.

21

Replace any nuts and cherries that have fallen off.

22

Cool cake for 10 minutes.

23

Serve warm or cool completely before serving.

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Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:Cake Recipes

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Category:Dark brown sugar Recipes

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Category:Glace cherries Recipes

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Category:Macadamia nut Recipes

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Category:Brown sugar Recipes

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Category:Dark corn syrup Recipes

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Category:Pineapple Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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