Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Yield: 9 servings
Ingredients:
- Topping:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 Tablespoons butter or butter substitute (dairy-free margarine or palm oil shortening)
- 1/2 of a ripe pineapple, roughly chopped (about 3 cups)
- Cake:
- 4 Tablespoons butter or butter substitute
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup milk (rice, soy, or coconut)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. While heating, place brown sugar and 4 Tablespoons of butter or butter substitute in a 9 inch square pan. Place in oven for 5 minutes or until butter product has melted. Stir sugar and butter product together in pan, and then spread a layer of pineapple on top. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, cream together remaining butter product and sugar. Mix in applesauce and milk substitute. Dump flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon on top of the wet ingredients. Gently mix together until dry ingredients are just moistened. Batter will be thick.
Spoon batter on top of pineapple in baking pan. Gently smooth top. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the top comes out clean.
To serve, cut into 9 squares. Gently lift cake slice out of pan and invert on serving dish. Serve warm or room temperature.
