The Best Pineapple Upside Down Cake with Claire Saffitz (New Book Reveal)
Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a an oldie but a goodie, and with just a few upgrades – like adding browned butter to the cake, swapping in fresh pineapple for canned, and perfuming the whole thing with good dark rum – it becomes a remarkably delicious and complex dessert. It looks impressive but comes together in one skillet. Check out this episode for Claire’s take on the classic as well as SNEAK PEAK AT WHAT’S FOR DESSERT, Claire’s new book due out Nov. 8th (and available for pre-order here: https://geni.us/WjcIbfp

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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake with Brown Butter and Rum
Serves 8

PINEAPPLE LAYER
½ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ cup dark rum
Pinch of kosher salt
½ stick unsalted butter
8 fresh cored and peeled pineapple rings, sliced ½-inch thick

CAKE
1½ sticks unsalted butter
1⅔ cups all-purpose flour (225g)
1¼ teaspoons baking powder
1¼ teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt or ¾ teaspoons Morton kosher salt
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup sour cream, at room temperature
3 tablespoons dark rum
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature


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