How to Make a Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Warm pineapple upside-down cake will melt in your mouth. This recipe serves about eight.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 tsp. plus 1/4 c. softened butter
• 1/3 c. brown sugar
• 8 oz. canned pineapple - drained
• 6 maraschino cherries - halved
• 1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
• 2/3 c. granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 2/3 c. milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tsp. finely chopped or grated lemon zest
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Melt 2 tsp. butter in a 9-inch round cake pan.

3. Stir in the brown sugar and 1 tbsp. water.

4. Arrange the pineapple (cubes or slices) and cherries evenly in the pan, in any design you like.

5. Set the pan aside.

6. Stir the flour, sugar and baking powder into a medium mixing bowl.

7. Add milk and the remaining butter, along with the egg and the vanilla.

8. Add the lemon zest, cinnamon and lemon juice.

9. Beat the mixture with an electric mixer on low speed until the ingredients are basically combined, then beat on medium speed for about a minute.

10. Transfer the batter into the pan containing the pineapple. Be careful that you don't disturb your fruit design.

11. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

12. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 5 minutes.

13. Loosen the cake from the sides of the pan and turn over onto a plate.

14. Serve warm.

Tips & Warnings

• Try using fresh instead of canned pineapple, or use a fruit besides cherries; strawberries, blackberries and figs are all tasty possibilities.
• Garnish the top of the cake with crushed pineapple or a pineapple spread.
• Allow the cake to cool before attempting to remove it from the pan. If you don't, the cake may stick.

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[breann]

on 6/27/2009 Yummy yummy looks like a good recipe

[agentamerica]

on 2/13/2009 OMG, that sounds SO good.

[JoyNmyHeart]

on 10/23/2008 I tried this and it was sooooo good! The sugar carmalized on top and the "real cake" had flavor and texture that a boxed cake could never produce. Thanks for the yummy cake!

on 4/17/2007 Spray a 13x9 inch cake pan with non-stick spray. Place pineapple rings in the pan in a single layer (tall can). Put one maraschino cherry in each hole. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup brown sugar. Pour prepared yellow cake mix on top. Bake using recipe time & temp.