'Metaphysics' is the wrong word to use here.
It is called an upside down cake because the topping is on the bottom of the cake as it bakes. For instance, when making a pineapple upside down cake, you put the pineapple slices in first, the strudel and then the cake batter. When it is finished, you flip it out with the bottom of the cake on top.
you can make a lot of desserst in cast iron cookware. so of the better desserts you can make are peach cobbler, pineapple upsidedown cake, raspberry-rhubarb tart, and a blueberry pie.
An upsidedown cake starts with U.
sliced fresh pineapple
pineapple cake, or pineapple turnovers
You take a pineapple, and flip it upside down
Someone wanting to make a pineapple upside down cake.
does pineapple upside-down cake need to be refrigerated?
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake - 2008 was released on: USA: 12 November 2008 (internet)
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There is nothing special about pineapple upside down cake. I've used pie plates for it. Yes, there are 10 round cake pans available.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/pineapple-upside-down-cornmeal-cake-recipe/index.html