Another month has passed and it is time again for the “Secret recipe club” reveal! I am sure everyone knows what the club is about, but for the few of you who still don’t know about it, here goes a brief explanation. Each month you are assigned a participating food blogger to make a recipe from and in turn someone else will be assigned your blog. All you have to do is choose a recipe, make it and blog about it on the specified date. The only rule is to keep it a secret! If you are interested in learning more, or want to join the club, please visit the Secret recipe club website.
When I got this month’s assignment I literally jumped out of my chair! I was that excited! The reason is, I got assigned a blog that I have been following for a long time, much before I joined the club! I am talking about Eat Yourself Skinny written by the gorgeous and very talented Kelly! Now you know what I mean, right? Her blog is filled with delicious and healthy recipes and beautiful pictures! I really admire her and I love the fact that she shares with us amazing recipes that are actually low fat! Don’t you just love that? I know I do! In fact, I had a hard time deciding which recipe I should try! I would have loved to make her Spiced Pumpkin Martini, but I have never seen a pumpkin liqueur around here and it is spring in the southern hemisphere. So, I will leave that for our autumn… and I will give you her delicious Pineapple Upside Down Tea Cakes! These not only taste yummy, but they are also ever so pretty! I have made a couple of minor changes (in red), mainly to use up what I had in the fridge, but the recipe itself is a keeper. Please, make sure you drop by Kelly at Eat Yourself Skinny and check out her beautiful site!
I also want to thank Angie from Big Bear’s Wife who is my group’s hostess for all her help!!!
Recipe adapted from Kelly at Eat Yourself Skinny
Ingredients (makes 10 tea cakes):
1 egg
1/4 cup yogurt
3 Tbsp butter, melted
Dash of vanilla
1/2 cup flour
9 packets of Splenda (or 6 Tbsp sugar)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. baking soda
1 can of crushed pineapple (you won’t need that much)
Melted butter and brown sugar for the bottom of the muffin pan (1 heaped tsp of each for each cake)
Pinch of salt
Candied cherries – as garnish
Confectioners’ sugar and blueberries – optional as garnish
Brush the muffin pan with the melted butter and sprinkle the brown sugar in the bottom of each cup.
Add a tbsp of crushed pineapple (and a candied cherry in the middle).
Whisk the egg, yogurt, melted butter and a dash of vanilla in a bowl. Stir in the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and a pinch of salt. Whisk well.
Divide the mixture into each of the cups.
Bake for 20 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 350°F/180°C. When ready, let cool.
Then carefully unmold the tea cakes. You may have to slightly cut the bottom of the cakes (and slice off a little), so they stand nicely (I had to, as mine had risen like muffins).
If you made the tea cakes with the cherries, serve them as they are.
Otherwise, top them with a bit of confectioners’ sugar and a blueberry. Enjoy!
You can also serve them just with the pineapple topping.
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The cake looks perfect and fabulous to bake for a special day. Yes, it’s definitely the best Cheese Cakes. Lovely!!
Thank you for sharing this delightfully easy, mouthwateringly delicious recipe. Have baked this cake several times since I first tried it a few weeks back and it’s been a huge success each time!
These look amazing! Such a great job!
Nice job Manu, those little cakes look so delicate, ideal for a tea time with kindly friends…!!!
Too cute! And beautiful photos! 😀
Adorable and tasty, you did an excellent job.
this club sounds great! and these look gorgeous….
They are so pretty and you are creative. I want to pick one of them and eat.
Your presentation is amazing! These look so delicious…my kids would love these when they come back from school! Happy Diwali, dear!
What a lovely treat! I’d love to make this as it doesn’t look too difficult by reading the directions. It’s the best when I don’t feel guilty eating sweets especially when the recipe comes from good source. 😉
I love making Kelly’s stuff. She manages to make ‘healthy’ taste so darned good! Great secret recipe post!
I love pineapple. That’s a great idea for bite sized cakes. Okay, maybe 2 bites!
I really like Kelly’s blog and visit it sometimes 🙂
These tea cakes look very cute! Your pictures are so inviting.
These are beautiful! I love the little red cherry in the middle. Makes it extra pretty.
I love pineapple upside down but the buttery goodness prevents me from making it. The low calorie and portion control totally solves that. These look so good.
This looks like a great recipe, and I love that they are individual instead of a giant cake. Love Kelly’s blog, she always has such great things on there – great pick for SRC!
B and I love a little something sweet with our afternoon tea break and these look perfect! It’s oven time again so these are doable. A perfect recipe for a non-baker – tasty and easy. 🙂 Good job Manu and Kelly!
Manu, these little tea cakes look so cute and so tasty…love the pineapple upside down in little bites. Perfect for any party…and anytime 🙂
Hope you have a great week and thanks for this yummie recipe 🙂
PERFECTION!!! I love this idea, and so glad that you made it from Kelly..we can all feel less guilty eating (making) these:))
Awesome photos, Manu!!!:)
These look so moist and beautiful! I have never heard of the secret recipe club. Might go and check out the site. Thanks for another wonderful post
Just the perfect size, Manu. What a lovely recipe. My Mom used to make a pineapple up-side-down cake when I was a kid…it was delicious!
These are absolutely adorable!!! I am going to pin them right now!
If you have a minute, check out my SRC post at http://www.cookinwithmoxie.com, thanks!
Lovely little tea cakes, Manu. I can see these being the star of the cake stand.
Manu, these mini pineapple cakes are so adorable. I didn’t know about the secret recipe club, thanks for introducing that. What a fun way to share recipes and recreating them. I would love to have a couple of your tea cakes now with a cup of tea.:-)
How cute are these?!?!?! What a great recipe to highlight. Cute pics too.
Gorgeous blog and lovely recipe choice.
Cute and so delicious.
Oh, how fun that you got Kelly’s blog! Your mini pineapple upside down cakes are just beautiful….and lovely that they have fruit and reduced calories! Just means I could have seconds, right???
These look fabulous! What a great dessert for a party!
Love this! Definitely going to give it a try. I love desserts and am always looking for good low fat desserts. I’ve never heard of the Secret Recipe Club. Sounds very interesting and am thinking of joining! Thx for sharing!
I love pineapple upside down cake, these are just too cute!
look at how sweet those little cakes are! great choice!
Your tea cakes are just delicious and adorable looking, great SRC choice.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my SRC recipe this month: Thin Mint Irish Coffee.
Lisa~~
Cook Lisa Cook
They look so soft and juicy! Love your pictures 🙂
These look amazing and delicious!! gloria
Adorable. I love upside down cakes and mini ones are truly inspirational! As always, your photos make everything look more lovely.
These are just so cute, I want to bake like that. Love your photos too.
These look like irresistible delights! (I have to look for pumpkin liqueur to try that martini.) 🙂
Awww SO glad you received my blog! These look fabulous, you did such a great job!! Your pictures turned out so pretty 🙂 Glad you’re in Group C with me, hopefully soon I’ll be designated your blog! xoxo
I love Kelly’s blog and look at these adorable little upside down cakes! Does it get any cuter? Great job on this months SRC!
Me la faceva la mia mamma, grande però….così, in mini taglia è irresistibile
Great tea cakes… I want to make an upside down cake, but with peaches, and this is a great start!
Those are very pretty! Great blog to find your “secret recipe!”
These tropical mini cakes do look stunning. I am such a fan of pineapple anything-so these definitely get my vote! Somehow I missed these on Kelly’s site, so I am glad you picked them to showcase on SRC. Delicious!