Pineapple Upside-Down Pumpkin Gingerbread

Name: Pineapple Upside-Down Pumpkin Gingerbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: nonstick vegetable cooking spray; 2/3 cup packed golden brown sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons frozen pineapple concentrate, thawed; 1 teaspoon light molasses; 1 ripe pineapple, peeled; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup light molasses; 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree; 1/2 cup boiling water; whipped cream

Submitted by Little Suzy Homemak

"From Bon Appetit, October 2008."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 10

ingredients

For the Topping
nonstick vegetable cooking spray
²⁄₃ cup packed golden brown sugar
¹⁄₂ cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons frozen pineapple concentrate, thawed
1 teaspoon light molasses
1 ripe pineapple, peeled
For the Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons ground cinnamon
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground ginger
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
¹⁄₂ cup light molasses
¹⁄₂ cup canned pumpkin puree
¹⁄₂ cup boiling water
whipped cream

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x9x2 inch metal baking pan with nonstick spray. Combine sugar, butter, pineapple juice concentrate, and molasses in heavy small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking until sugar dissolves adn syrup is smooth; boil 1 minute. Pour evenly into prepared pan.
Cut off on 1/3-inch thick round from pineapple; cut out core. Place round in syrup in pan. Stand pineapple on end. Cut lengthwise into 1/3-inch thick slices. Using 3 round cutters of different sizes, cut out rounds from pineapple slices, avoiding core. Arrange rounds close together in single layer in free-form design in syrup.
Whisk first 6 ingredients for the cake together in a medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add sugar and beat to blend. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in molasses, then pumpkin. Beat in dry ingredients just until blended, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in 1/2 cup boiling water. Pour batter evenly into pan.
Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan 45 minutes. Place platter over pan and invert. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently lift off pan. Serve cake warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

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Little Suzy Homemak

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