A few years ago, it all started when I was throwing up food as soon as I finished eating. After evaluating me, the doctor decides to send me for an Ultrasound for any esophagus problems but to everyone's surprise they find a lesion in my liver. The next step was to find out if that was benign or malignant growth. While Cancer in general is bad, Liver Cancer is supposed to be worse!After a few tests, the doctor had asked me to go for a biopsy-a procedure I dreaded!I can still remember to this day how every one around me including me were prepared for a 'potentially unfavorable test result'.I went through biopsy and it took a few days to know the result.That was the toughest time of all..The Waiting period.Thanks to God, I was not diagnosed with Cancer, they stated the tumor as a benign tumor!But then I felt, it was close!I was very young then doing my Masters and ready to start a new job!I am not quite sure how I would have taken if I had cancer but since then I don't take life for granted.That was a night mare for me and there was not a single day I did not cry during the 2 month ordeal!When I look back,it seems like a trivial thing but at the time, it felt overwhelming.
Having said that, true heroes are people like Armstrong or Barbara who actually fought Cancer.
I was planning on some other dish for this event, but the cake seemed apt as the pineapple rings remind me of the LIVESTRONG bands!
Adapted from Martha Stewart's Pineapple Mango upside down cake from Martha's Baking Handbook
I followed the recipe almost exactly except for using a different dimension pan
1 9 inch Spring foam pan or 8 X 8 square pan
10 tbsps unsalted butter
1 Medium Pineapple ,peeled and cut cross wise 1/4 inch thick
1 Ripe Mango, peeled
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 cup sour cream
Preheat the pan to 350 F.
Grease and line the baking pan with parchment paper.
Using a 3 inch cookie cutter, cut 3 rounds from the pineapple.Using half the size of the big cutter (about 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter), remove the centers of the cut out rounds.You could discard this or eat it:D You will get rings with holes in it.
Chop the remaining pineapple such that you have about a cup.Strain the chopped pineapple through a sieve to remove liquids from the fruit.
Slice the mangoes lengthwise, about 1/4 inch thick.Using the 1 1/2 inch thick cookie cutter, cut out 3 rounds from the mango slices.Chop the remaining mango to give about a cup of fruit.Place it in the sieve along with chopped pineapple.
Beat 2 tbsps of butter and brown sugar until fluffy.Spread the butter mixture in the bottom of the pan.
Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.Put the pineapple rings on the four corners of the pan , if using a square pan.If using a round pan, place the rings such that they form a triangle.
Place a mango round in the center of the pineapple ring.
Beat the 8 tbsps(1 stick) of butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Add eggs one by one, combining after each addition.Beat in Vanilla and add the dry ingredients(flour mixture)alternating with Sour cream, beginning and ending with flour.
Transfer the chopped fruit from the sieve to the cake pan.Discard the juice.
Spread the fruit on top of the cut out fruit evenly such that there are no gaps.
Pour the prepared batter on top of the fruit evenly.
Bake it in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Invert onto a cake plate and serve it with a scoop of ice cream.
This goes to LIVESTRONG with A Taste of Yellow hosted by Barbara of Winos and Foodies.
For now,
Shri
25 comments:
looks delicious...havent tried this upside down cake yet...must try it soon as it looks very tempting ....
Thank you Shri for supporting A Taste Of Yellow. I love the idea of using mango with the pineapple rings. I can imagine it tastes delicious.
Thats a perfect recipe for the event...
Wow - looks great!
I love pineapple upside down cake! Looks good, Shri.
delicious idea and delicious dessert :)
Cake looks delicious. I can understand what you would have gone through. It might be a trivial thing now, but to go through things like this needs a lot of courage. I am happy everything went well and wish you good luck.
looks irresistibly tempting....
ur story is indeed touching...hats off to having fought that perios bravely and emerging off it very confidently.
and cheers to it by celebrating the scrumptious looking cake!! Yipee!
Lipsmacking cake, i did with simply with pineapples but adding mangoes seems an extraordinary idea Shri..Yummy cake!
Shri, you are indeed very brave. I cannot imagine what you went through during those 2 months. But then all is well and that matters. Cake looks delicious.
looks absolutely delicious.
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Beautifully baked dear..looks fantastic
Look delicious
Awesome cake yaar!
This dish is dedicated to Shri the brave girl. So congrats not to have any diseases and let me prepare this dish to celebrate it...
That looks gorgeously Yummy!!!
Its impossible to imagine what you had been thru those 2 months ,and that too at that age...God saves!!!
Love your use of mango with the pineapple. i do the pineapple cake, mango with it sounds great.
Lovely bake..looks so pretty dear..
Being well without any disease is Real Happiness.
Glad that you are Well!
Nice Colourfull Cake!
Wow....delectably delish looking cake....very indulging.....
Thanks Parita,abdul,Mye!
Thanks Abhilash,Sarah:I usually don't talk abt that but I thought the time was right to vent myself out!
Thanks, Soma and Pratibha!
Agree,Lavi!Not having anything gives so much relief:)I wish there were no health problems on one's life..I think it is easy to manage anything else but health is truly wealth!
Thanks,KF!
That sounds like quite an ordeal, Shri. I have been through a couple of biopsies and I know it can be quite nerve-wracking waiting for those results. Glad everything turned out well!
OMG that looks so beautiful I like fruit cakes great job.
Wifey has made Pineapple upside down but now I must show this to her.
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