Pineapple Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger
• 1 cup whipping cream
• ½ cup golden brown sugar
• ¾ cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• + 12 more ingredients
• • ¾ cup whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 20-ounce cans pineapple chunks in heavy syrup
  • ²/₃ cup golden brown sugar
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 1/4 cup butter in 10-inch-diameter cast-iron skillet or other heavy ovenproof skillet (preferably nonstick) over medium heat. Add 2/3 cup brown sugar and stir until mixture begins to form thick mass, about 4 minutes. Continue cooking, without stirring, until butter mix...

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