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Pineapple Upside Down Cake
If you need a dessert that’s a hit year round, this Pineapple Upside Down Cake is the perfect recipe! It’s rich with a base layer of sweet brown sugar and tart pineapple slices. A homemade golden cake tops this dessert off to make it irresistible.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 270 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the Bottom Layer:
- 1 Cup brown sugar packed
- 1 stick butter
- 8 pineapple rings
- 8 Maraschino cherries without stem
For the Cake:
- 2 Cups flour
- 1 stick butter softened
- ¾ Cup pineapple juice
- ½ Cup sugar
- ½ Cup brown sugar packed
- ½ Cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 Teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 cake pan.
- In a small bowl, melt one stick of butter in the microwave for about a minute. Add in the brown sugar and mix well. Heat in the microwave for one more minute.
- Pour the sugar mixture in the bottom of the prepared cake pan and spread even.
- Reserve the pineapple juice from the pineapple rings and place 8 on the top of the brown sugar mixture. Three down each side, two down the middle.
- Place a cherry in the middle of each pineapple ring.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars. Add in the vanilla, buttermilk, eggs, and pineapple juice. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Mix well.
- Pour the cake batter over the brown sugar mixture, gently spreading it to be an even layer.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for around 20 minutes. Invert onto a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper or another serving board.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
270kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
225mg
(9%)
Potassium
199mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
44g
(88%)
Vitamin A
75IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 270
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 270kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 225mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 199mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 44g | 88% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.