Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
This Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe is an easy dessert made with yellow cake mix, pineapple rings, cherries, and a buttery brown sugar topping. The cake bakes up soft, moist, and full of classic pineapple flavor, making it perfect for holidays, potlucks, or an easy family dessert.
Servings: 16
Cost: $8.05, $0.50 per Servings
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup Brown Sugar packed
- 20 oz pineapple slices in juice drained juice reserved
- 6 oz maraschino cherries without stems drained
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan).
- Place ¼ cup butter or margarine in a 13x9 baking dish. Place the baking dish in the oven until the butter is fully melted.
- Sprinkle 1 cup packed brown sugar evenly over the melted butter.
- Arrange 20 ounces drained pineapple slices over the brown sugar. Place a drained maraschino cherry from the 6-ounce jar in the center of each pineapple slice, then arrange the remaining cherries around the pineapple slices. Press gently into the brown sugar.
- Add enough water to the reserved pineapple juice to measure 1 cup total liquid.
- Make 1 box yellow cake mix as directed on the box, using the 1 cup pineapple juice mixture in place of the water. Add the vegetable oil and eggs called for on the cake mix box.
- Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Immediately run knife around side of pan to loosen cake from the pan.
- Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over.
- Leave pan over cake 5 minutes so brown sugar topping can drizzle over cake; remove pan. Cool 30 minutes.
- Serve warm or cool and enjoy!
- Store any leftover cake, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 112IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg
