MY FAVORITE CLOWN Grilled Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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MY FAVORITE CLOWN 

Grilled Pineapple 

Upside-Down Cake

You can use your grill to make this sweet

treat for YOUR guests, while Stephen grills

HIS guests for our amusement!

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, divided

1-1/2 cups sugar

3 eggs, separated

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup milk

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 can (20 oz.) pineapple rings, drained and juice reserved

Maraschino cherries

Heat grill to 350°F.  Place a cast-iron skillet in the center of the grill and

heat thoroughly.

Whisk flour, baking powder and salt.  In separate bowl cream 1 stick

butter (softened), sugar, eggs, and vanilla with electric mixer.  Alternately

add dry ingredients and milk, mixing on low until well combined.  In a 

separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and

then fold them into the batter. Set batter aside.

Remove hot skillet from grill to cool for a few minutes (take care 

handling the skillet as the handle will be very hot)  then return to 
grill and place the remaining butter and brown sugar in until melted 
and caramelized, stirring occasionally.  Place pineapple rings (with 
cherries in center of rings) on top.  Pour batter over pineapples; 
carefully cover skillet with foil.  Pierce holes in foil near sides of 
skillet to allow steam to escape.  Place skillet on grill on INDIRECT 
HEAT (SEE NOTE, BELOW).

Grill cake at 350°F until cake is golden brown and springs back when

lightly touched in center, about 45 min.  Remove from grill and run knife 

around edge of cake to release (skillet and handle will be very hot).

While cake is still hot, place a serving plat on top of skillet and carefully

turn the cake over onto the plate.  Serve warm with ice cream.

INDIRECT HEAT GRILLING

Turn off one burner and place the food over the unlit side, away 

from the heat source. For three-burner gas grills, turn off the middle 

burner after preheating and place the food in the center of the grill.


Note:


If your grill isn't hot enough to reach 350°F on indirect heat, increase 
cooking time 10 or 15 minutes.