Kevin’s Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This cake is named after my husband  who likes to bake as much as I do!  His cake is made with no eggs and no dairy!   The eggs are replaced with applesauce and the dairy milk replaced with a non-diary beverage,  such as rice, almond, hemp or soy. Instead of using a traditional cake pan,  he likes to bake with a Cast Iron Skillet!   The cake is moist and so delicious!

Kevin’s Pineapple Upside Down Cake

 Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine
• 2/3  cup packed brown sugar
• 9   slices pineapple in juice drained
• 1 1/3  cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4  cup sugar in the raw
• 1/3  cup canola oil
• 1 1/2 tsps baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup non dairy milk (rice, almond, soy, hemp)
• 1/4  cup applesauce (1/4 cup applesauce = 1 egg)

Directions

• Heat oven to 350°F.  In a 10-inch  round cast iron pan, melt the margarine in the oven.
• Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over  the melted  margarine.
• Remove from the pan from the oven and  place on top of the stove. Arrange pineapple slices over the brown sugar.
• In a medium bowl, beat the remaining ingredients with an electric mixer on low-speed for 30 seconds, scraping the bowl constantly.
• Beat on high-speed for 3 minutes, scraping the bowl.
• Pour the batter over pineapple and place the pan in the oven.
•  Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
•  Remove from oven and immediately place a heat proof serving plate upside down over the pan.
• Turn the plate and pan over and leave the pan over cake for a few minutes so that the brown sugar mixture can drizzle over cake.
• Remove the pan  and serve warm. Put any leftovers in the fridge.

Non-Dairy Chocolate Banana Ice Cream

Love Ice cream but can’t eat dairy?  This ice cream recipe has the creamy texture without the sugar and dairy.  So easy to make and the kids will love it.  Did I mention is much healthier?

• 4 banana’s sliced and frozen in advance
• place single layer of sliced banana’s on parchment lined cookie sheet and freeze at least 1 hour.
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup
• 1/2 tbsp. cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup non dairy beverage such as almond milk, soy milk, or coconut milk
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract

In a food processor or blender pulse frozen banana’s, milk, vanilla, cocoa powder and syrup.  Scrape the sides as necessary, until the mixture becomes the texture of soft ice cream.  Spoon into bowls and serve immediately.