Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This pineapple upside-down cake recipe is a quick and easy classic that’s graced tables since the 1920s!

Tangy pineapple slices are caramelized underneath a vanilla cake and then flipped right-side up for a stunningly tasty dessert!

This cake is best served warm from the oven, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

A Favorite Easy Cake!

This famous cake is elegant enough to take to a party but simple enough to make and enjoy on any given day.Upside-down cakes like this one are incredibly adaptable for using other fruits.Make in a single-layer cake pan or a cast iron skillet or even a bundt cake pan.

Ingredients for Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Cake – All the basic cake batter components are here except that adding applesauce lowers the amount of both the oil and sugar needed. If you’d like, instead of making a scratch cake use a boxed vanilla or yellow cake mix and make two upside-down cakes.

Fruit – Canned sliced pineapple rings are perfect in this recipe. Try sliced apples, peaches, pears, or plums.

Toppings on the bottom – Maraschino cherries are what make this recipe so sweet and colorful, but red or green grapes, raisins, currants, dried or sugared cranberries can be used, flaked or toasted coconut, and pecans, walnuts, or slivered almonds.

How to Make Homemade Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Melt butter & brown sugar in the cake pan. Arrange pineapple rings and cherries on top and set aside.Prepare cake as directed in the recipe below and gently pour the cake batter over the pineapples. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes and then invert the pan onto a plate.

Serve warm or cooled with homemade vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream.

Storing Pineapple Upside Down Cake

After Baking: Keep the baked cake in the pan and let it cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for 3 days.To Freeze: Wrap the cake tightly in plastic wrap and store it in the freezer for up to 3 months.To Thaw (if frozen): Warm in a 300°F oven for 15-20 minutes just until heated through. Flip and serve.

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