Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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From the "Dickinson's Kitchen Secrets" cookbook, compiled by the Women's Guild and the Plymouth Club of the First Congressional Church in Dickinson, North Dakota (1951).

Upside Down Cake
Submitted by Mrs. H. H. Reetz

3 eggs, beaten very light

Add:
1 C sugar, cream well
1/2 C Pineapple juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/3 tsp salt

Topping:
Pineapple slices
1/2 C brown sugar

Mix dry ingredients and combine with liquid. Butter a pan well, and add 4 slices of pineapple and pour brown sugar on top. Pour in batter and bake in a moderate oven (350F), 45 minutes. Serve with whipped cream.
1917-ish
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Hey I made that in high school in the UK! :D
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Hey so did I - in the UK!

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Haha, too funny! I love it- definitely a favourite!!
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My Mum, also English made that often,

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