Name: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake with Passion Fruit Ice Cream
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; ¾ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 7 ounces (14 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 5 tablespoons passion fruit purée; 1½ cups heavy (whipping) cream; 1¼ cups milk; 6 large egg yolks; 1 small fresh pineapple; 1 cup sour cream or crème fraîche; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1⅔ cups all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

A Passion for Ice Cream

By Emily Luchetti

Published 2006

About

Cake served with ice cream is a favorite in my house. Many people, my brother included, feel that cake is basically not worth its salt (or sugar) unless combined with a plump scoop of ice cream. Vanilla is the most popular flavor to pair with cakes, but other flavors can lend a dessert more dimension and kick. Here, passion fruit ice cream gives traditional pineapple upside-down cake a whole new life.