We hadn't seen our MO son and his family since Christmas Eve. Way to long! But we made up for it Saturday. Grandchildren Madison and Tyler were as happy to see us as we were to see them.
I had been gathering together books for them for months and decided it was a good time to take the books to them. They were so excited to get them and even almost got into a tearful argument about one or two. Being the grandmother I jumped in and told them they would have to share them. "OK" said Tyler and he was fine.
Tyler read for a bit with his mother one of the Dork Diaries (his favorite). Then he just carried it around and read it "to himself". Madison and I read part of one of the "Stink" books (I read the page on the left and she reads the right side page). Later she read me the whole condensed version of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. It was so much fun!
I also had some "recipe books" as she called them I had gotten her. She found so many recipes in the Alpha-Bakery Children's Cookbook I found for her by Gold Medal that she wanted to make. She would tell Lori the ingredients the recipe needed to see if they could make it. They finally found this Upside-Down Pineapple Cake that they could make together.
The cake tasted pretty good so I thought I would share it with you. They didn't have any Maraschino cherries so that is why you don't see them in the finished picture. Lori had a delicious fresh pineapple that she cut up and sliced for it. After we enjoyed our piece, Lori asked if I thought you could use pineapple chunks. That way you would have more pineapple to eat with the cake. I told her I thought it was a good idea. I even think you could use crushed pineapple and just drain it. I suggested chopping up the cherries also and scatter them around on top of the pineapple.
I also have some pictures I took of the kids during the process but didn't take my normal pictures as they mixed it up.
UPSIDE-DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE
1/4 cup of margarine or butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 can of sliced pineapple (or crushed pineapple drained)
Maraschino cherries, if you like
1-1/3 cup flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat the margarine/butter in a 9 x 9 - inch square pan in the oven until melted.
Sprinkle brown sugar over the melted margarine/butter; arrange pineapple slices on top. Place a cherry in center of each pineapple slice.
Beat remaining ingredients in a large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl as needed. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed. Pour oven fruit in pan, spread evenly.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes.
Immediately turn upside down on a serving plate. Let the pan remain over the cake a few minutes.
Serve warm and, if you like, with sweetened whipped cream. Makes 9 servings.
Here are some of the pictures I took of them:
Madison reading the recipe to her mother as she gets the ingredients out....
Arranging the slices of pineapple...
Tyler pouring in the measured flour...
Just had to add this "after" picture...
Then Madison's turn to add something...
And her "smiley" after picture...
Their silly picture before the cake is put into the oven...
This what the cookbook looks like...
The interesting thing is Lori thought it was like one she had as a child. She went down and search in the basement and came back with her copy that her grandmother had given her in 1990. She had me sign Madison's copy as her grandmother had. What joy!
They also were happy with the new additions to the family... Murphy, the dark one, and Joe the yellow one...
Lori wanted to reproduce a picture she had taken when they first got them a couple of weeks ago. They have grown a lot but can still almost fit in her hand. They are so darling.
I had been gathering together books for them for months and decided it was a good time to take the books to them. They were so excited to get them and even almost got into a tearful argument about one or two. Being the grandmother I jumped in and told them they would have to share them. "OK" said Tyler and he was fine.
Tyler read for a bit with his mother one of the Dork Diaries (his favorite). Then he just carried it around and read it "to himself". Madison and I read part of one of the "Stink" books (I read the page on the left and she reads the right side page). Later she read me the whole condensed version of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. It was so much fun!
I also had some "recipe books" as she called them I had gotten her. She found so many recipes in the Alpha-Bakery Children's Cookbook I found for her by Gold Medal that she wanted to make. She would tell Lori the ingredients the recipe needed to see if they could make it. They finally found this Upside-Down Pineapple Cake that they could make together.
The cake tasted pretty good so I thought I would share it with you. They didn't have any Maraschino cherries so that is why you don't see them in the finished picture. Lori had a delicious fresh pineapple that she cut up and sliced for it. After we enjoyed our piece, Lori asked if I thought you could use pineapple chunks. That way you would have more pineapple to eat with the cake. I told her I thought it was a good idea. I even think you could use crushed pineapple and just drain it. I suggested chopping up the cherries also and scatter them around on top of the pineapple.
I also have some pictures I took of the kids during the process but didn't take my normal pictures as they mixed it up.
UPSIDE-DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE
1/4 cup of margarine or butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 can of sliced pineapple (or crushed pineapple drained)
Maraschino cherries, if you like
1-1/3 cup flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat the margarine/butter in a 9 x 9 - inch square pan in the oven until melted.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes.
Serve warm and, if you like, with sweetened whipped cream. Makes 9 servings.
Here are some of the pictures I took of them:
Madison reading the recipe to her mother as she gets the ingredients out....
Arranging the slices of pineapple...
Tyler pouring in the measured flour...
Just had to add this "after" picture...
Then Madison's turn to add something...
And her "smiley" after picture...
Their silly picture before the cake is put into the oven...
This what the cookbook looks like...
The interesting thing is Lori thought it was like one she had as a child. She went down and search in the basement and came back with her copy that her grandmother had given her in 1990. She had me sign Madison's copy as her grandmother had. What joy!
They also were happy with the new additions to the family... Murphy, the dark one, and Joe the yellow one...
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