Comments on: How to Make Pineapple Upside-Down Cake http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/ Photographs and Stories from My Filipino Kitchen Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: How to Make Beef and Chorizo Empanadas http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-4092 How to Make Beef and Chorizo Empanadas Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:57:02 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-4092 [...] savory ground beef and sweet raisins, I probably wouldn’t eat it.   If it were a slice of pineapple upside down cake, a Bavarian Crème doughnut, or even a simple hot pan de sal slathered with butter and sprinkled [...] [...] savory ground beef and sweet raisins, I probably wouldn’t eat it.   If it were a slice of pineapple upside down cake, a Bavarian Crème doughnut, or even a simple hot pan de sal slathered with butter and sprinkled [...]

]]> By: My 100th Post: The Joy of Food Blogging http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 My 100th Post: The Joy of Food Blogging Tue, 04 May 2010 16:01:29 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-1406 [...] the journey has actually been very rewarding.  When the clicks are down, I turn to readers like Cindy and Jon who write thoughtful and detailed notes about what worked and what didn’t while they [...] [...] the journey has actually been very rewarding.  When the clicks are down, I turn to readers like Cindy and Jon who write thoughtful and detailed notes about what worked and what didn’t while they [...]

]]> By: Jun Belen http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Jun Belen Mon, 03 May 2010 05:52:05 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-1377 Thank you, Jen!! So glad to hear that it turned out great. I really like how elegant the cake looks - very different from the usual pineapple upside down cakes with the pineapple rings. Jun Thank you, Jen!! So glad to hear that it turned out great. I really like how elegant the cake looks – very different from the usual pineapple upside down cakes with the pineapple rings.
Jun

]]> By: jen http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 jen Mon, 03 May 2010 05:27:04 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-1376 Hi Jun, I came across this recipe and your blog through TasteSpotting. Just made the cake and it turned out wonderful. Thank you so much for your tips on cutting and taking out the eyes of the pineapple. My mom does it the same way, but it's nice to see it step-by-step on the computer as she's over 400 miles away from me now :) Cheers! Hi Jun, I came across this recipe and your blog through TasteSpotting. Just made the cake and it turned out wonderful. Thank you so much for your tips on cutting and taking out the eyes of the pineapple. My mom does it the same way, but it’s nice to see it step-by-step on the computer as she’s over 400 miles away from me now :)

Cheers!

]]> By: AAM http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-892 AAM Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:28:49 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-892 Thanks the cake did not look as good as it tasted - less schmear next time! Thanks the cake did not look as good as it tasted – less schmear next time!

]]> By: Jun Belen http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Jun Belen Sat, 27 Mar 2010 04:06:31 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-825 From what I understand, the cake was okay but the top (which was actually the bottom since it's an upside-down cake) is mushy. I think it should be mushy - like moist because of the pan schmear and the pineapples. I think that's what makes the cake really good - that it's nice and moist on top. But if it's too moist or mushy then I would cut back on the schmear. I guess it all boils down to your preference. I really like a moist top but if it's too much, like what I said, cut back on the schmear. I hope this makes sense. Have a great weekend! Jun-blog From what I understand, the cake was okay but the top (which was actually the bottom since it’s an upside-down cake) is mushy. I think it should be mushy – like moist because of the pan schmear and the pineapples. I think that’s what makes the cake really good – that it’s nice and moist on top. But if it’s too moist or mushy then I would cut back on the schmear. I guess it all boils down to your preference. I really like a moist top but if it’s too much, like what I said, cut back on the schmear. I hope this makes sense.

Have a great weekend!
Jun-blog

]]> By: AAM http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-818 AAM Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:38:19 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-818 Middle rack is where I had it (for 45 mins), before I found out that the cake was quite mushy, that is when I moved it to bottom rack for another 15 minutes. Metal pan around 1.7 inches tall, the middle of the cake test did not expose the mushy bottom, it came out dry. All fresh pineapples, infact I could fit just about 60% of one whole pineapple. Also based on previous blog entries, I used 1/2 cup schmear, instead of 1/3rd. Middle rack is where I had it (for 45 mins), before I found out that the cake was quite mushy, that is when I moved it to bottom rack for another 15 minutes.
Metal pan around 1.7 inches tall, the middle of the cake test did not expose the mushy bottom, it came out dry.
All fresh pineapples, infact I could fit just about 60% of one whole pineapple.
Also based on previous blog entries, I used 1/2 cup schmear, instead of 1/3rd.

]]> By: Jun Belen http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Jun Belen Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:55:38 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-817 Hello, Thanks for your sharing your experience. I think the middle rack is where you want to place the cake. I hope you don't mind if I ask you a few questions. Like did you use a metal pan or a silicone one? How long did you bake the cake for? Did you test the middle of the cake with a toothpick before taking it out? Did you use canned or fresh pineapples? How much of the pan schmear did you use? I think a big part of the dryness (or moistness) of the cake depends on these things I asked you. Looking forward to your reply. Jun-blog Hello,

Thanks for your sharing your experience. I think the middle rack is where you want to place the cake. I hope you don’t mind if I ask you a few questions. Like did you use a metal pan or a silicone one? How long did you bake the cake for? Did you test the middle of the cake with a toothpick before taking it out? Did you use canned or fresh pineapples? How much of the pan schmear did you use? I think a big part of the dryness (or moistness) of the cake depends on these things I asked you. Looking forward to your reply.

Jun-blog

]]> By: AAM http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-816 AAM Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:47:39 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-816 What a great recipe and even better to learn from everybody's experiences. So my first attempt of this cake ended up in a mushy pineapple side - wonder if that was because I kept the cake in the middle rack of the oven. Any suggestions? Comments (for next time)? What a great recipe and even better to learn from everybody’s experiences. So my first attempt of this cake ended up in a mushy pineapple side – wonder if that was because I kept the cake in the middle rack of the oven. Any suggestions? Comments (for next time)?

]]> By: cindy http://blog.junbelen.com/2010/03/12/how-to-make-pineapple-upside-down-cake-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-746 cindy Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:37:48 +0000 http://blog.junbelen.com/?p=2785#comment-746 Hi again, I love learning so this has been fun figuring out my mistakes. Thank you for the forum to learn! The cake flour mistake was a true baking lesson. My neighbors are now volunteering to be future taste testers. Interesting that you mention the conduction of heat in the metal pan. I wondered about that part of the equation, so I did bake it 4 minutes less the second time. I didnt add extra schmear...i laugh as I write this, but I didnt want to add any more calories! What a joke. Hi again, I love learning so this has been fun figuring out my mistakes. Thank you for the forum to learn! The cake flour mistake was a true baking lesson. My neighbors are now volunteering to be future taste testers.
Interesting that you mention the conduction of heat in the metal pan. I wondered about that part of the equation, so I did bake it 4 minutes less the second time. I didnt add extra schmear…i laugh as I write this, but I didnt want to add any more calories! What a joke.

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