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WHITE CHOCOLATE E
WHITE CHOCOLAT

PINEAPPLE E
PINEAPPL
UPSIDE-DOWN CAK
UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE E

artha Bowden, my friend
SERVES: 20
and recipe tester, comes PREPARATION TIME: 25 MINUTES
BAKING TIME: 43 TO 48 MINUTES
from serious upside-down
cake people. Her family raises this
Softened butter for greasing the pan
modest type of cake to an art form—
1
12 tablespoons (1 ⁄2 sticks) butter
blending crushed 3 ⁄4 cup (packed) light brown sugar
pineapple 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple
1 jar (6 ounces) maraschino cherries,
into melted
drained
butter and brown 6 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
sugar, arranging maraschino cher- 1 package (18.25 ounces) plain white

cake mix
ries just so, and then pouring a rich
3 large eggs
batter over all. So when Martha and
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
I talked about a white chocolate ver-
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
sion of the old standby, I knew I
and preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly
could count on her to create it. And grease a 13- by 9-inch pan with butter.

boy, did she ever, assembling this Set the pan aside.
modest but sinful chocolate version 2. Place 6 tablespoons of the butter in a
small microwave-safe bowl and micro wave
of the American classic. Her
at high power until melted, 45 seconds.
response? “Yummy.” Or melt the butter in a small sauce pan