pineapple upside down cake

Recently at work we’ve been brainstorming new cake ideas.  One dessert that has come up as a possible contender is pineapple upside down cake.  Everyone liked the look of the cake, but no one had really tasted it before.  While common in the U.S., pineapple upside down cake is not that well-known in Korea.  In fact, I’ve only encountered it one time over here.  It was at a trendy restaurant and their take on it was awful to say the least.  The R&D pâtissier was also whipping up his own bizarre version of it, so I decided to take the matter into my own hands and give everyone an authentic, or at least a tasty rendition of this classic.  The only problem was that although I had eaten a good amount of pineapple upside down cakes, I had never made one before!  Uh oh…I immediately got busy and started searching for recipes.

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