If you're watching the Great British Bake Off final tonight then I hope you've got some cakes or sweet treats in! Walker's recently invited me to take part in sharing a retro baking recipe. It's to celebrate their Bring It Back campaign which relaunched five retro crisp flavours for a limited time. I've reviewed all of the flavours HERE.
When I saw the words 'retro baking' I immediately thought of making either a Black Forest Gateau or a Pineapple Upside Down Cake. In the end I decided to make a Pineapple Upside Cake as I have vivid memories of loving this cake as a child. In fact I'm pretty sure I had it as my birthday cake for a few years in a row! And I realised that my kids have never tried one, and bonus, it's such an easy recipe that they could get involved with making it too.
Of course I had to add a little twist to the original so this is a Pineapple & Coconut Upside Down Cake!
Pineapple & Coconut Upside Down Cake
Ingredients8 pineapple rings1-2 tbsp golden syrup150g soft butter/margarine150g caster sugar150g self raising flour1 tsp baking powder3 eggs8 glace cherries25g dessicated coconut (plus more for decorating).
METHOD
- Grease a large tin.
- Arrange pineapple rings in a circular pattern in the tin.
- Place a glace cherry or other small fruit in center of each pineapple ring (I used a mix of glace. cherries and mango pieces).
- Drizzle golden syrup over the pineapple rings.
- In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar and eggs.
- Sift in the flour and mix until creamy.
- Pour cake mixture over pineapples and smooth down.
- Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
- Once cooled drizzle a little more golden syrup on top (I used a brush to dab some on each pineapple ring).
- Sprinkle with dessicated coconut to decorate.
It's quite easy to make and the result is a fruity and super sweet cake that was a winner with the family!
Thanks to Walkers for inviting me to bake a retro recipe. Don't forget you can still vote in the Walkers Bring It Back Campaign until 1st November 2015. Enter by voting via the Walker website at www.walkers.co.uk or on Facebook and Twitter using the flavor hashtags:
#VoteLambMint#VoteBeefOnion#VoteToastedCheese#VoteBarbecue#VoteCheeseChive
Which flavor will you be voting for?
