Pineapple upside-down cake (motts)

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8ouncesCanned crushed pineapple in juice; undrained
2tablespoonsMelted margarine; divided
½cupFirmly packed light brown sugar
6Whole maraschino cherries
cupAll-purpose flour
2tablespoonsBaking powder
¼teaspoonSalt
1cupGranulated sugar
½cupUnsweetened Apple Sauce
1Whole egg
3Egg whites; beaten until stiff

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F. Drain pinepple, reserve juice. Spray sides of 8 inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Spread 1 tablespoon melted margarine evenly in bottom of prepared pan.

Sprinkle with brown sugar; top with pineapple. Slice cherries in half.

Arrange cherries, cut side up, so that when cake is cut, each piece will have cherry half in center.

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.

In large bowl, combine granulated sugar, apple sauce, whole egg, remaining 1 tablespoon melted margarine and reserved pineapple juice. Add flour mixture to apple sauce mixture; stir until well blended. Fold in egg whites. Gently pour batter over fruit, spreading evenly.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire reack 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving plate. Serve warm or cool completely. Cut into 12 pieces.

Notes: Pantry: Mott's Natural Apple Sauce. (PER SERVING: 200 calories, 2½ grams of fat, 240 mg of sodium, 20 mg of cholesterol, 12% calories from fat)

>Hanneman/Buster 1998-Apr

Recipe by: Motts Applesauce www.motts.com Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@...> on Apr 18, 1998