Pineapple Upside-down Cake

Name: Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter salted or unsalted melted (60g); 1/2 cup brown sugar light or dark (I usually use light) tightly packed (100g)1/2 cup brown sugar light or dark (I usually use light) tightly packed (100g); 10 pineapple rings/slices patted dry10 pineapple ri; maraschino cherriesmaraschino cherries; 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature (115g); 3/4 cup sugar (150g)3/4 cup sugar (150g); 2 eggs room temperature preferred2 eggs room temperature preferred; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (; 1/2 cup milk room temperature preferred; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt

13 steps

Prep:25minCook:45min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:28:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories426.8 kcal (21%)

Total Fat19.6 g (28%)

Carbs60.2 g (23%)

Sugars39.7 g (44%)

Protein4.9 g (10%)

Sodium192.9 mg (10%)

Fiber1.6 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

¼ cupbutter

salted or unsalted melted

½ cupbrown sugar light

or dark, i usually use light, tightly packed, 1/2 cup brown sugar light or dark, i usually use light, tightly packed

10pineapple rings

slices, patted dry10 pineapple ri

maraschino cherries

½ cupunsalted butter

softened to room temperature

¾ cupsugar

2eggs

room temperature preferred2 eggs room temperature preferred

1 teaspoonvanilla extract

1 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

½ cupmilk

room temperature preferred

1 ½ teaspoonsbaking powder

¼ teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F (175C)

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Pour melted butter into 9.5-10" pie plate or deep cake pan, make sure it entirely covers the bottom of the pan and use a spoon or spatula to grease the sides of the pan.

Spatula

Step 3

Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter mixture. Arrange pineapple slices over the bottom of the pan, slice leftover slices in half and arrange up the sides of the pan, as seen in photo.

Knife

Step 4

Place cherries in center of pineapple rings and as desired in empty spaces. Set aside.

Step 5

To prepare vanilla cake, beat butter and sugar in medium-sized bowl until creamy and well-combined.

Step 6

Add eggs, beating one at a time until combined.

Whisk

Step 7

Stir in vanilla extract.

Step 8

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

Whisk

Step 9

Alternate adding flour and milk to the wet ingredients, starting and ending with flour and mixing until just combined after each addition (I prefer to do this part by hand with a spatula to be sure not to overmix).

Step 10

Pour batter evenly over prepared cake pan and pineapple/cherry layer.

Step 11

Bake on 350F (175C) for 30 minutes. At the 30 minute mark, loosely cover with foil and continue to bake (still on 350F/175C) for another 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with few crumbs (total cook time for cake will be 45 minutes).

OvenHeat