The quintessential Pineapple Upside Down Cake is my all time favorite. Tangy taste of pineapple with caramalized brown sugar is a melt in mouth heaven. I’m so glad to have found a perfect recipe for it. Its very easy fool proof recipe. Do try and let me know how it turned out for you.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
The Quintessential Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- Hand mixer to mix the cake ingredients
- Large 13×9 cake pan
- Oven
For Layering the cake
- 3/4 cup Brown sugar
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
- 10 cnt Maraschino Cherries
- 1 can Pineapple – Round Slices (10) (Save the pineapple juice in the can)
- 1 can Crushed Pineapple (Save the pineapple juice in the can)
For Cake mix
- 1 pack Dunken Hines Yellow Cake Mix
- 3/4 cup Water – Water left after using the canned pineapples
- 3 Eggs
- 7 tbsp Unsalted butter (softned)
First melt 7 Tbsp Unsalted butter in the 13×9 cake pan
Add 1 cup brown sugar and spread evenly through the melted butter
Now arrange the round pineapple slices on the sugar. I could fit only 8 slices in the pan. I used small ramekins for the remaining 2 slices. and followed the same 2 steps above. (DO NOT DISCARD THE LIQUID IN CAN)
Add 1 maraschino cherry in center of each pineapple slice with the smooth side facing down on the sugar
Now used crushed pineapple and fill in any empty space in and around the pineapple slices with the crushed pineapple so that the sugar and butter mixture is completely covered in pineapple
In a separate pan mix in the cake mix ingredients as per package instructions using hand mixer
Make sure the cake mixture is mixed smoothly.
Pour this mixture on top of pineapple layer and spread evenly.
Gently tap the cake pan on counter a few times. You'll see the air bubbles form on top of mixture which will break and release any extra air trapped while you were layering the pineapples
Bake at 350 F for 40-45 min depending upon your oven settings and package instructions
While the cake is baking line a cookie sheet with aluminium foil and keep it ready.
When cake is ready ( toothpick inserted comes out clear), take it out of oven and let it cool down for 15-20 min
Gently place a knife around the cake to loosen the sides
After its cooled , placeed the aluminium foil lined cookie sheet on top of the cake and turn the cake pan around so that the cookie sheet is at the bottom.
Tap on the back of the pan so that the cake comes down on the cookie sheet.
Voila your pineapple upside down cake is ready.
- Make sure you save the liquids from the Pineapple slices can and crushed pineapple slices can and use it in the cake mixture instead of using regular water. This gives an amazing flavor to the cake.
- Use Dunken Hines yellow cake mix for the perfect flavor and taste.