Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
My Easy Classic Recipe for Pineapple Upside Down cake is baked in an iron skillet. I make the topping from scratch and cheat a little on the cake.
An old-fashioned sweet fruity single layer cake recipe. Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a classic dessert made in a cast-iron skillet.
Make this pineapple cake for any occasion and remember this delicious cake for Thanksgiving and Christmas too. If you are planning a tropical party for the summer, this is a must-have dessert.
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Ingredients
Make this beautiful cake with simple ingredients you can find at your grocery store.
- 1/2 Cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 Can (20 oz.) Pineapple slices in heavy syrup
- 12 -20 Maraschino Cherries
- 1 Box Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 1/3 Cup blend of Pineapple Juice and water (instructions in printable recipe below)
Directions
Step 1
First, melt the butter in your iron skillet with the burner on medium high heat. Once the butter is melted, remove it from heat and top it with the brown sugar.
Printable recipe below.
Step 2
Next, place the Pineapple slices on top of the butter and brown sugar mixture. Create your own pretty pattern with whole and cut slices.
Step 3
Then place the cherries into the center of all the Pineapple slices and any other spots you choose. Everyone loves the cherries so use plenty!
Step 4
In a large mixing bowl, pour the cake mix and stir with whisk to remove lumps in the dry batter.
Step 5
Pour the reserved juice from the Pineapple Slices can into your 2 cup measuring cup. Add water to the juice until you reach 1 1/3 Cups.
Step 6
Add eggs, oil and juice. Mix on high about 30 seconds then reduce to medium speed and mix 2 minutes stopping occasionally to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Step 7
Pour the batter over the Pineapples in the iron skillet filling the pan about 2/3 full.
Step 8
Bake at 350° about 30-45 minutes until golden brown or toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Step 9 Cool the cake
Cool in pan about 10 minutes before inverting onto serving platter.
How to invert the cake onto a plate
Place your cake plate on top of the iron skillet and turn both over carefully so that when you lift the skillet, the cake will be on your plate with the Pineapples on top. A well-seasoned iron skillet does not require greasing or pan coating for baking. The cake slides out quite well.
After turning the cake over fresh from the oven onto your cake plate, allow it to sit for a few minutes before cutting. This will allow the cake to soak up some of the juices from the topping making it moist and full of flavor.
I am guilty as charged of slicing or dipping desserts while they are still warm.
Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1 Can 20 oz. Pineapple slices (reserve the juice)
- 15 Maraschino Cherries
- 1 Box Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 1/3 Cup blend of Pineapple Juice and water See instructions
Instructions
- Melt the butter in your iron skillet with the burner on medium high heat. Once the butter is melted, remove from heat and top it with the brown sugar
- Place the Pineapple slices on top of the butter and brown sugar mixture. Create your own pretty pattern with whole and cut slices.
- Place the cherries into the center of each Pineapple slice and any other spot you choose.
- In a large mixing bowl, pour the cake mix and stir with whisk to remove lumps in the dry batter.
- Pour the reserved juice from the Pineapple Slices can into your 2 cup measuring cup. Add water to the juice until you reach 1 1/3 Cups
- Add eggs, oil and juice. Mix on high about 30 seconds then reduce to medium speed and mix 2 minutes stopping occasionally to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
- Pour the batter over the Pineapples in the iron skillet filling the pan about 2/3 full.
- Bake at 350° about 30-45 minutes until golden brown or toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan about 10 minutes before inverting onto serving platter.
How to invert the cake onto a cake plate
- Place your cake plate on top of the iron skillet and turn both over carefully so that when you lift the skillet, the cake will be on your plate with the Pineapples on top. A well-seasoned iron skillet does not require greasing or pan coating for baking. The cake slides out quite well.
- After turning the cake over fresh from the oven onto your cake plate, allow it to sit for a few minutes before cutting. This will allow the cake to soak up some of the juices from the topping making it moist and full of flavor.
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What is the size of your skillet.
What size skillet did you use?
Yum! I’ll take the whole cake, lol! I have to make a pineapple upside down cake now, this looks scrumptious. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday!
I’ve always wanted to make one of these. I love the cake mixes; they make everything easier.
This is one of my favorite cakes. I love the upside down topping and all the brown sugar. Even better the second day!
Oh, that looks delicious and would go perfectly with a cup of coffee. Pinned.
This was my moms favorite cake that I loved. I need to make this in honor of her. Pinning.
PIneapple upside down cake is delicious- I haven’t had it in forever. You always make me want to go out & buy a cast iron skillet. I love that you can bake a cake in it. Happy Cake Eating!
I love pineapple upside down cake but I have never tried making it myself. I have a skillet just like that and really must make this come summer. Pinned.
I have never had pineapple upside down cake, but after seeing yours, I really want to try it! Your cake looks soooooooo yummy!
Awh, I love a pineapple upside down cake, I never make it but my nan used to make one for almost all family get togethers. I’d forgotten how good they are until I saw your photos. The cherry in the middle of each ring is exactly what my nan did too. Thanks for the great memories!
This looks so delicious. I will be pinning to make. Thanks for sharing.