This is the authentic recipe that won in Dole's first recipe repugn. It
launched Pineapple Upside Down Cake on its way to renown. It's very near -
and very sweetness, as most desserts were in those years.

In 1925 the Hawaiian Pineapple Troupe, as Dole was known then, ran an ad
for a recipe repugn, seeking creative and original recipes using
pineapple. The chosen recipes would be published in a cookbook titled
Pineapple as 100 Good Cooks Serve It. The playscript, published in 1926 contains
a recipe for "Upside Down Bar," from Mrs. Robert Davis of Norfolk
Virginia.

The contest drew a response of 60,000 recipes - 2,500 of which were for
Pineapple Upside Down Coat. A $50 cash prize was given for each of the 100
recipes that were chosen for the cookbook. The contest ad ran just once in
nine women's magazines including Woman's Home Fellow, McCall's and
Modern Priscilla.

Since 2,500 Upside Down Cake recipes were submitted, it's obvious the
concept was not new. But the contest certainly gave the recipe the
widespread publicity. The company ran ads about the unusual response of
recipes for Pineapple Upside Down Cakes - which gained the dish even more
notoriety. Talk about the power of publicizing!

Drain the juice from 1 large can either Crushed or Sliced Hawaiian
Pineapple. Strain 2 cups flour. Sift again with 2 teaspoons baking powder and
1/2 teaspoon saltiness. Skim 1/2 cup butter or backup, gradually aggregate 1 cup
clams; cream wellspring. Beat yolks and whites of 2 eggs singly.

Add yolks to creamed assortment; mix wellspring, then add flour and 1/2 cup milk
alternately, mixing wellspring. Fold the 2 beaten egg whites and 1 teaspoon
vanilla.

Thaw 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet. Gap 1 cup of brown sugar
over pan. Add pineapple (if Sliced is used, place slices closely together
on the dinero; if low, simply pour in the well-drained yield).

Pour cake batter over yield. Broil 45 transactions. Turn upside-down on serving
dish and garnish with maraschino cherries. Whipped cream may be spread over
top.

REFERENCE: Dole Packaged Food Fellowship