Pineapple Cake Gift Mix In A Jar Recipes

GRANDMA'S SKILLET PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt 1 stick butter in the bottom of a cast iron skillet over medium heat, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Add pineapple slices on top of sugar in 1 decorative layer with a cherry in the middle of each pineapple ring. Set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a bowl. Add eggs and mix. Add flour mixture and milk in an alternating fashion. Add vanilla extract and mix well. Pour mixture evenly over pineapples in the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
• Let cake cool in the skillet for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

PINA COLADA JAR CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Before starting batter, wash 8 (1-pint) wide-mouth canning jars with lids in hot, soapy water and let them drain, dry, and cool to room temperature.
• Generously grease insides of jars.
• Drain crushed pineapple for about 10 minutes in a colander, reserving juice.
• Purée drained pineapple in a food processor.
• Measure out 1-1/2 cups purée, adding a little juice if necessary to make 1-1/2 cups.
• Set purée aside.
• Discard remaining juice or reserve for another use.
• With an electric mixer, beat together butter and half of brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, then remaining sugar.
• Beat in pineapple purée and rum and set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Gradually add to pineapple mixture in thirds, beating well after each addition to make a thick batter.
• Stir in coconut.
• Spoon 1 level cupful of batter into each jar.
• Carefully wipe rims clean, then place jars in center of preheated oven.
• Bake 40 minutes.
• About 10 minutes before cakes are done, bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil.
• Put in jar lids, cover, and remove from heat.
• Keep lids in hot water until they're used.
• When cakes are done, remove jars from oven.
• If jar rims need cleaning, use a moistened paper towel.
• Carefully put lids and rings in place, then screw tops tightly shut.
• Place jars on a wire rack; they will seal as they cool.