Greetings Baconians! Welcome to the Castle Kitchen!
I have a dessert treat involving bacon today that I think you will have a hard time resisting.
Bacon Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon (you can have MORE bacon if you want a more “bacon-ish” dessert of course!)
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 7 fresh pineapple rings (about 1/2 inch thick)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, 9 to 11 minutes; remove to paper towels. Finely chop and set aside.
Pour off all but 3 tablespoons drippings from the skillet. Add 4 tablespoons butter and melt over low heat. Pour into a 9-inch-round cake pan, tilting the pan to coat the bottom. Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the butter mixture.
Place a pineapple ring in the middle of the pan, then arrange the remaining rings around the outside, overlapping them slightly if necessary. Sprinkle about 3 tablespoons of the chopped bacon in the middle of the rings and between them.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the remaining 1 stick butter and the granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Increase the mixer speed to high and beat until the batter is smooth, about 15 more seconds. Fold in the remaining chopped bacon.
Spread the batter over the pineapple in the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes, then run a knife around the edge and invert onto a platter. Let cool at least 1 hour before serving.
Voila! One delicious dessert!
Easy peasy as we say in Baconia. I am fairly certain that you could use regular milk vs. the buttermilk in this recipe and it would be just as delicious but buttermilk DOES have a unique flavor so it may be that it’s BEST with buttermilk.
Add this one to your “gotta try it” list……………….you know as King of Baconia I wouldn’t recommend something that wasn’t beyond yummy right? Right!
Happy Bacon Day!
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We hope bacon lands on your plates today too gang!!
Hugs, Teddy
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Enjoy your bacon. Have a great weekend.
Sue B
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Happy weekend to you too Miss Sue!!
Hugs, Teddy
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Yummy! Motor Man calls that “Pineapple Upside Downwards Cake”. Motor Mommy has always thought that was funny. But I’m sure he’s never had it with BACON!
Love, Sundae
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I make pineapple upside down(wards) cake at least once a year – one of David’s favorites…..but bacon does sound like a nice addition to me salty and sweet work so well together!
Hugs, Pam
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OH MY GOODNESS ME OH MY!!!
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I know……..amazing recipe isn’t it????? 🙂
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Pineapple and bacon sounds pretty yummy Teddy!
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It’s a perfect combination – I think that’s why pineapple bacon pizza works out so well too. !! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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That does sound good. I finally bought some dried apricots and I am planning to make a recipe you posted before Christmas. Have a great day! XO
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Oh yes I remember that one – All my life I’ve realized that recipes are just a “suggestion” and that we can substitute things for other things and still have a FABULOUS meal, dessert, appetizer……rarely is it that changing a recipe doesn’t work. I love dried apricots as a snack. Let me know how things turn out!!
Love, Pam
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OH MY COD…..where do you find these wonderful recipes????
The Florida Furkids
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Actually it’s fun looking for them………this one really does sound fab doesn’t it?
Hugs, Pam
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Bacon Bacon Bacon
Dad finally got some bacon for the family and himself
We will give him a tiny bit MOL
Timmy and Family
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VERY generous of you Timmy!
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Can we leave the pineapple off? Bacon cake sounds good to us!
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Yeah I’m with you – pineapple is just a distraction right????? 🙂
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I don’t know if Lady has ever had an upside down cake before. Looks good.
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It is DELISH…..although the addition of bacon is a new thing for us but how can you go wrong with bacon??!!
Hugs, Teddy
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My mum used to make pineapple upsidedown cake most weeks when I was a child but I can’t remember her ever putting bacon in it! I think we missed out.
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My Mom made it about once a month or so but never put bacon in it. We did have bacon a lot though as I remember – Lots of BLTs because that was HER favorite sandwich!
Love, Teddy
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Happy Bacon Day in Baconia Teddy! This cake sounds delicious! Mommy does make Pineapple Upsidedown cake and she was thinking of making one for when she goes out tonight – She’s thinking BACON with the Pineapple would be the purrfect tasty surprise for her furrends!
So we might have some bacon bakin going on here!
Have a wonderful day!
Purrs
Marv
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Oh Marv what a surprise everyone would have in their pineapple upside down BACON cake! You know it just has to be good AND there might be a little bit of extra bacon for YOU YOU YOU too!!!!!
Love, Teddy
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No bacon here today, but your cake sure sounds delish!!!
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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Yes no doubt with all that bacon in it and pineapple – well – YUMMY is the word!
Hugs, Teddy
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Mom’a drooling. She says that’ll perk up her day. Thanks Teddy.
Shoko and Kali
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Anything with BACON in it is PERKY! HAHAHA
Love, Teddy
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Mom says her senses are on overload…OMCs…..and me well you know how I feel about HAM
and bacon is HAM
Hugs madi your bfff
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Madi- this cake would be totally heaven-sent…..I think you need to talk your Mom into making one of these for YOU!
Love, Teddy
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Mom used to bake pineapple upside down cakes all the time when she was in college, as her boyfriend loved them. Never did one with bacon though. This looks like the perfect combo. Yummers. Maybe you should bring one to the birthday party tomorrow. Hugs and love. Stay warm. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
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Maybe I’ll bring one at the beginning of the party – hardly anyone is ever there at 3PM – that means I can eat most of it MYSELF!!! HAHAHAHAH Seriously though my Dad is a big pineapple upside down cake guy and add bacon in there and EVERYONE would be happy!!!!!
Love, Teddy
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The mom is not a fan of pineapple upside down cake, but she says if you add bacon to it, she probably would love it!
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You know that salty-sweet thing works every time! 🙂
Hugs, Teddy
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Nuthin’ we don’t LOVE about that cake! Yum!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Oh yeah…..it’s ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL good isn’t it?
Hugs, Teddy
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They had upside down cake at the cat show today – but no bacon in it. 😦
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DARN! Well Summer there’s always the next show – you have been badly let down by the bacon providers in the hotel industry!
Hugs, Teddy
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