Hey, remember that time I wanted to dye my hair like Joan from Mad Men? And it ending up being a total flop!!!

Ooph, Christina Hendricks can rock the red hair, me- not so much. I just never could achieve the right kinda of red. Plus, I really don’t have the right coloring for it. I liked this red, but then it would fade so quickly while staining all our white washcloths, towels, and pillowcases. Then I played around with it myself and it got bright red. And then gave up and decided that I wasn’t Joan and had to just live with it. ha!

The final season of Mad Men is starting this Sunday night and I am not excited about it. No, that’s wrong. I am really excited it is starting back up, but I am not excited that it is the final season. I’m so torn!! I already am dealing with the fact that Cougar Town had its series finale on Tuesday. At least we got to have fun with my Penny can and drink wine!

I love when I get to incorporate food into something, like when I did all my NASCAR related “Sprint Cup Snacks” posts and created recipes based upon where they were racing each week. So when this #MadMenBlogParty popped up I was really excited because it would mean I’d get to whip up something all vintage-y.

 

To me a Pineapple Upside Down Cake would be a dessert that Betty Draper would whip up for a dinner party. And then Betty Francis would actually eat. ha!

Typically Pineapple Down Cakes are made in cast iron skillets, but I didn’t have a cast iron skillet large enough for the cake so I just used a 9″ round cake pan. I adjusted the process of melted the butter in the skillet to just melting it and then pouring it in the pan. I think it worked out really well.

It looked beautiful. I loved the geometry of it. Plus, the red cherries in the center of the pineapple rings where so lovely. A nice pop of color in it.

So enjoy Sunday’s episode and the rest of the season! I know it will be amazing. It will be hard to say good bye to it once it wraps up, but at least it was a great run. Oh man, the fashion, the drinks, the story-lines. And Don Draper. Yum.

Plus, what’s Mad Men viewing without some drinking so check out this drinking game. Not drinking? No worries, I’m not either now while doing Whole30, so just play with Mad Men bingo!

No matter what, enter this fun giveaway and be sure to check out Tom and Lorenzo’s episode and fashion recaps on Monday morning. I can’t wait!

In the mean time…

Join us for a #‎MadMenBlogParty‬!

Cocktails

• Gin Rickey from Bakeaholic Mama
• Whiskey Sour from Pass the Sushi
• Old Fashioned from Poet in the Pantry
• Mad Men Manhattan with Mushroom Pate from Creative Culinary
• Pink French 75 from Kelly Bakes
• Sazerac Cocktail from Jelly Toast Blog
• Classic Negroni from The Messy Baker
• Gimlet from Yankee Kitchen Ninja

Appetizers

• Vegan French Onion Dip from The Viet Vegan
• Pimento Cheese & Crackers from The Noshery
• Chicken Salad Sliders from The Lemon Bowl
• Crab Rangoon from Cooking with Jax
• Fried Green Olives Stuffed with Blue Cheese from Simply Healthy Family
• Cheesy Asparagus Spirals from Comfortably Domestic
• Easy cocktail meatballs The Realistic Nutritionist
• Crab Rangoon from Cooking With Jax

Desserts

• JELL-O Crown Jewel Dessert Cake from The Apron Archives
• Pineapple Upside Down Cake from I am a Honeybee

Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway to win an adorable vintage 4.5 qt Pyrex mixing bowl (valued at $30)! Fancy martini glass! $100 giftcard from Modcloth! YES PLEASE!!!

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Makes a 9″ cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 Cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 Cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 Cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 Cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• Zest of 1 lime
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/4 Cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 1/2 Cup dark brown sugar
• 1 20-ounce can pineapple slices 
• 7 maraschino cherries
• 1/3 Cup chopped pecans

Process

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
3. Add the oil and milk to the bowl and beat for 1 minute. Add the vanilla, egg, lime rind, and lime juice, blending just until well combined.
4. Melt the butter and pour into the bottom of your 9″ round baking pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar around the bottom of the pan.
5. Arrange the pineapple slices on the brown sugar. Place 1 cherry in the center of each pineapple ring and then sprinkle the pecans on the pineapple slices. Pour the batter evenly over the top and bake for 45 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a circular platter.

Adapted from Martha Stewart