Pineapple Upside Down Cake
This Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a nostalgic dessert featuring caramelized pineapple and maraschino cherries atop a moist, buttery cake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can (20 oz) pineapple slices
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Drain the pineapple slices and reserve the juice.
- Melt the butter in a round cake pan and sprinkle brown sugar over it.
- Lay the pineapple slices and maraschino cherries over the sugar mixture.
- Mix the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs in another bowl.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients until smooth.
- Pour the batter over the arranged pineapple and cherries.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
Notes
This cake can be served warm or at room temperature. For a delightful pairing, serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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