Pineapple Upside Down Cake: A Classic | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted in the pan while the oven is preheating
• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 cup light brown cane sugar
• 1 cup pure cane sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 cup nuts (pecans are classic, macadamias are great, so are pistachios..use your imagination)
• 1 tall can pineapple (it used to be 1 lb 4 oz but since they have downsized everything, I am not sure!)- reserve syrup
• 2 tablespoons rum, optional
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla