Jul 14 2026
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Inspired by Tropical Delight
Time1h
Serves8

Make Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe in just 1h . Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.

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Ingredients

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Cake Base

Topping

Method

Preparation

  1. 1

    Preheat the Oven

    Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. 2

    Prepare the Baking Pan

    Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with butter and set aside.

  3. 3

    Make the Topping

    In a small saucepan, melt 0.25 cups of unsalted butter and 0.5 cups of brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until smooth. Pour this mixture into the prepared cake pan.

  4. 4

    Arrange Pineapple and Cherries

    Place pineapple slices over the sugar mixture in the pan. Place a maraschino cherry in the center of each pineapple slice.

Cake Batter

  1. 5

    Mix Dry Ingredients

    In a large bowl, whisk together 1.5 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, 2 tsp of baking powder, and 0.5 tsp of salt.

  2. 6

    Cream Butter and Sugar

    In another bowl, cream together 0.5 cups of unsalted butter until light and fluffy. Add in 1 cup of granulated sugar and continue to beat until well combined.

  3. 7

    Add Eggs and Vanilla

    Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp of vanilla extract to the butter mixture, beating well after each addition.

  4. 8

    Combine with Dry Ingredients

    Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, alternating with 0.5 cups of milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.

Baking

  1. 9

    Pour Batter

    Pour the cake batter over the arranged pineapple and cherries in the cake pan.

  2. 10

    Bake

    Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

  3. 11

    Cool and Invert

    Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes in the pan, then carefully invert it onto a serving plate.

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