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Rosemary Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Recipe

When it's time to get back to baking, you'll want to try this delicious scratch pineapple upside-down cake with a twist...a bit of fresh rosemary is sprinkled over the pineapple to create an unexpected, but superb flavor combination. Paula Marchesi, Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania, says this cake has been such a hit at church dinners that she now brings two or three.

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Rosemary Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Yield: 8 Servings

15 35 50

Ingredients

1 tablespoon plus 1/4 cup butter, softened, divided
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
6 canned unsweetened pineapple slices, drained
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fat-free milk
Fresh rosemary sprigs, optional

Directions

Melt 1 tablespoon butter; pour into 9-in. round baking pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar and rosemary. Top with pineapple slices; set aside.
In a small bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Spoon over pineapple.
Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a knife around edge of pan; invert cake onto a serving plate. Cool completely. Garnish with rosemary sprigs if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 264 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 46 mg cholesterol, 207 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Rosemary Pineapple Upside-Down Cake in Light & Tasty August/September 2006, p55