Description
A classic cake baked with caramelized pineapple rings and cherries on the bottom, which becomes the top when inverted.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices in juice, drained (reserve juice)
- 14 maraschino cherries, stems removed
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt 1/2 cup butter in a 9-inch round cake pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the melted butter.
- Arrange the pineapple slices over the sugar mixture. Place one cherry in the center of each pineapple ring and scatter the remaining cherries around the pineapple.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the milk and reserved pineapple juice. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter evenly over the pineapple and cherries in the cake pan.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Place a serving plate upside down over the cake pan. Carefully invert the cake onto the plate. Lift the pan off. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- You can use fresh pineapple rings, but you may need to cook them briefly in a small amount of sugar syrup first.
- If the cake sticks when inverting, run a thin knife around the edge of the pan before flipping.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 250
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 11
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 48
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 80
Keywords: Pineapple Upside Down Cake, pineapple cake, upside down cake, classic dessert, fruit cake