How To Make Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Topped with pineapples, cherries, and whipped cream, cap off a good meal with this fluffy upside-down cake that is made easier for you!
Serves:
Ingredients
- ¼cupunsalted butter,melted
- ½cuplight brown sugar,packed
- 2cupsfresh pineapple,cubed cut into pieces about ½-inch thick
- 1⅓cupsall-purpose flour,scoop and level
- 1½tspbaking powder
- ¼tspsalt
- ¾cupgranulated sugar
- ½cupunsalted butter,softened
- 2large eggs
- 1½tspvanilla extract
- ⅔milk,anything but skim
- sweetened whipped cream,for serving, optional
- Maraschino cherries,or fresh cherries for serving, optional
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9×2-inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
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In a mixing bowl whisk together brown sugar and ¼ cup of melted butter then pour into prepared cake pan and spread into an even layer, set aside.
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Spread pineapple chunks over brown sugar layer in rows, leaving about ¼-inch between pieces for cake batter to fill in. Set aside.
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In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer or in a mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, whip together granulated sugar and ½ cup of softened butter until pale and fluffy.
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Add in one egg and mix until combined, then mix in second egg and vanilla.
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Add ⅓ cup of the flour mixture and mix just until combined, then mix in ⅓ cup of milk blending just until combined. Mix in another ⅓ cup of flour then mix in remaining ⅓ cup of milk. Mix in last ⅓ cup of flour.
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Pour and spread batter evenly over pineapple layer.
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Bake in preheated oven for about 35 to 40 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
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Remove and let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Run an offset spatula or knife around edges to ensure it’s loosened then invert onto a serving platter.
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If topping with whipped cream let cool completely. Garnish with cherries if desired.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
- Calories: 301.30kcal
- Fat: 14.96g
- Saturated Fat: 9.09g
- Trans Fat: 0.56g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.96g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.79g
- Carbohydrates: 39.48g
- Fiber: 0.91g
- Sugar: 25.43g
- Protein: 3.31g
- Cholesterol: 73.80mg
- Sodium: 131.57mg
- Calcium: 73.56mg
- Potassium: 82.61mg
- Iron: 1.19mg
- Vitamin A: 133.44µg
- Vitamin C: 15.77mg
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