Cranberry Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake

[Guest guest]

Cranberry Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake

To celebrate " Monkey Love Day " today, I thought I'd take things to a

sweeter side. This cake has just the right amount of sweetness, and

not an overwhelming amount of spice. It's perfect if you don't want

to do the normal decadence that's associated with this day. Pictures

can be seen at http://28cooks.blogspot.com

 

Topping

1/2 c brown sugar, packed

1/4 c butter, melted

8 oz whole cranberry sauce

1 (8 oz) can pineapple chunks, drained

 

Cake

1 1/3 c flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 tsp cinnamon

3/4 tsp ginger

1/2 tsp allspice

1/2 c brown sugar, packed

1/2 c butter, softened

1/2 c dark molasses

1/2 c boiling water

1 egg, slightly beaten

 

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9 " pie pan or square pan

with cooking spray. Melt butter, and combine with brown sugar.

Spread on bottom of pan. Arrange pineapple slices on top of sugar

mixture. In small saucepan, warm cranberry sauce until . Drizzle

sauce over pineapples.

In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients and stir well. Add remaining

cake ingredients and blend well. Pour batter on top of fruit

mixture, and place into oven. Bake 45 minutes, or until toothpick

inserted into the center comes out clean.

Serve warm and enjoy.

 

Christiane

[Guest guest]

Yum! i love it. Never would have thought to use

cranberry sauce like that. Thanks Christiane.

 

~ pt ~

 

Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.

~ William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

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, " britton618 " <cl.britton wrote:

>

> Cranberry Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake

> To celebrate " Monkey Love Day " today, I thought I'd take things to a

> sweeter side. This cake has just the right amount of sweetness, and

> not an overwhelming amount of spice. It's perfect if you don't want

> to do the normal decadence that's associated with this day. Pictures

> can be seen at http://28cooks.blogspot.com

> Christiane

>