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| Almond Flour Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes |
Almond Flour Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes
Topping Ingredients:
- 5 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 6-7 slices canned pineapple
- 12 maraschino cherries, sliced in half
Cake Ingredients:
- 3 cups blanched almond flour/meal*
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 medium eggs or 1 large egg plus 1 egg white
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Caramel Sauce (if the cake isn't sweet enough already):
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice from the can of sliced pineapples
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Spray two 12-cup muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray
- Prepare the topping:
- Melt the 5 1/2 tablespoons butter and then stir in the brown sugar. Stir until smooth.
- Evenly distribute the brown sugar/butter mixture into the bottoms of the sprayed muffin pans.
- Cut the pineapple slices into small pieces, about 12 pieces per slice. Arrange 3-4 pieces of pineapple and half of a maraschino cherry on top of the brown sugar/butter mixture in each muffin cup. Set aside.
- Prepare the cake:
- In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar, salt, & baking powder.
- Whisk together the buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla.
- Combine the wet with the dry ingredients with a silicone/rubber spatula.
- Spoon,scoop, or otherwise distribute batter into the muffin cups.
- Place a sheet of foil under each muffin pan in case there is overflow.
- Bake muffins at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 16-18 minutes, or until done and browned around the edges.
- While cakes bake, heat the pineapple juice in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once the juice is boiling, add the 1/2 cup brown sugar, stir, and continue to boil over medium-low to medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reduces a bit thickens. It will be the consistence of a thin caramel sauce. Turn off the heat and add the 2 tablespoons butter and stir to melt and incorporate.
- This is the hard part: once cupcakes are baked, allow to cool just a few minutes. use a sharp, thin knife to loosen the edges of the cupcakes form the sides of the pans.Then place a baking sheet over the top of the pan and carefully flip. Best of luck to you getting them to come out pretty. Let me know if you have a trick I can try.
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| Reality. The pineapple stuck to the bottoms of almost all of the muffin tins. |
