Maui Gold Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream | Caramel Sauce
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Ingredients
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Cake Ingredients
Topping Ingredients
Method
Cake Preparation
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2
Prepare the Pan
Grease a 9-inch round cake pan and sprinkle the brown sugar evenly at the bottom.
- 3
Arrange Pineapple
Place the Maui Gold pineapple slices over the brown sugar in a decorative pattern.
- 4
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 5
Cream Butter and Sugar
In a separate bowl, cream together the unsalted butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- 6
Add Eggs and Vanilla
Beat in the eggs one at a time and then stir in the vanilla extract.
- 7
- 8
Pour Batter
Pour the batter over the arranged pineapple slices in the cake pan.
- 9
Bake
Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 10
Cool and Invert
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
Serving
- 11
Serve with Toppings
Slice the cake and serve warm with a drizzle of caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.


