Pineapple upside down slight revamp

Again with food? yes!!! I freakin love food. There's seriously a constant war going on inside of me that says "Don't eat that!!" and "DUUUUUDE! eat it already!!". It sucks. Really. But I'm getting better...I PROMISE!

So yea, food war, I've been wanting a Pineapple Upside Down Cake for-like-ever. I don't know why, I've never even had one, never even thought it sounded good until recently. I mean I love pineapple, love maraschino cherries, and LOOOOOOVE cake so I guess it was bound to happen. So I searched the beloved Pinterest site for something interesting, then realized I was on the wrong computer and didn't want to switch in order to print it and I get tired of looking at the tiny print on my phone. Instead I got out the good ole "Better Homes and Gardens" cookbook. Love that thing. One day I'll make everything in that book, I swear. Of course I changed some thing in it. Because I wanted to, and when I want to do something I'm just gonna do it.

I'm going to try to just remember this recipe because I don't want to get my cookbook out and I can't find it on their website the way I made it.

First take 2 tbsp of butter and melt it in a round cake pan. I actually stuck my pan on the burner and melted it. Then stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar. Lay pineapple down and stick your cherries in the middle. set aside...

I got lazy and didn't measure the butter, make sure you do it or you have soup :)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Mix together 1 1/3 cup flour, 2/3 cup sugar, 2tsp baking powder, 1 egg, 1/2 cup milk(this is a change from the recipe), 1tbsp pineapple juice(my addition), 1/2 tsp almond flavoring(my addition), 1/4 cup butter softened. I was able to just whisk this together. I didn't feel like getting the KitchenAid out for this (I have NOOO counter space).
Spoon batter over the pineapples so that your mixture doesn't disrupt the lay out. Cook for 30-35 minutes. I only went 30 and probably should've gone longer but all ovens are different.

Look at the Golden Brown color!!

This is why I say only use 2 tbsp, made the batter run under the pineapples. Still good though  :)

Run a knife along the edges when done and let cool on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes. Put a plate on top of the pan and flip over. Serve warm.

Seriously amazing stuff. I don't know why it took almost 28 years for me to eat this stuff!!

Sale this evening

Short post!
I've been bored a lot lately so I've got tons of ready to ship items up on my Facebook store https://www.facebook.com/pages/Navillus-Creations/197185450359131. At the same time I'm considering posting my hat patterns. A lot of ideas I get from seeing other peoples work, I buy a lot of patterns simply to figure out how to make ears, it's kind of ridiculous lol. But hopefully this will bring in a little extra income and give me something else to do besides non stop crocheting :)

Amazing French Toast Bake

Once again, I don't really measure anything, I just eyeball a lot of things sooo I'll try to give an accurate measurement for all this goodness.

First you need a 9x13" cake pan and then you need to butter that baby up, loads of butter. I thought I had enough and my sides still stuck to the pan, so if you think it's enough, add more.

Now take 4 whole pieces and two 1/2 pieces and line the bottom of your pan, pour egg and milk mixture over the top so your bread is soaked (I don't like mine soggy so they weren't completely submerged in in). Add another layer over the top to cover up any gaps, and pour remaining egg mixture on top. Let the bread absorb for about 5 minutes and spread butter spread on top of it. Bake for 45 minutes at 375. YUMMY!

Egg mixture:
5-6 large eggs
1cup milk
cinnamon to taste (or really any yummy spices)
1/2 tsp almond flavoring
whisk together ingredients

Butter spread:
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 corn syrup
throw in some other yummy spices or nuts if you like
mix with a spatula

*note, too much butter will just melt into the top layer and will make it soggy in the middle while your edges are nice an crispy


We had sausage patties on the side and poured syrup on top but it was almost too sweet for me once I added syrup, if you cut it right it'd make for some great dipping sticks for kids.