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Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

September 22, 2016 by Mommy Evolution 22 Comments

This old-fashioned dessert is a long-standing favorite for a reason! Try out this easy pineapple upside down cake recipe and wow your family.

Personally, I love switching things up for dessert. Chocolate cakes are over-done! Making desserts with fruit really sweetens and shakes things up.

Old-Fashioned Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

No matter the season or the reason, no party is complete without dessert.

The trick to making the most out of your celebrations is finding ways to trim your kitchen time so you can enjoy the festivities, without sacrificing quality or flavor in your favorite sweet treats.

Many dessert recipes require multiple time-consuming steps, but using canned fruit can help cut down on prep work and provide you and your guests with a refreshing, delicious treat.

In addition to baked recipes, canned fruit is also well-suited for other desserts, such as fruit salads, baked muffins and breads, or even as a dessert topping.

Whether you’re creating a blue ribbon recipe for a local competition – such as one of the most famous award-winning desserts, like this Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake – or delivering a delicious dessert to the family table, can be the perfect ingredient because there’s no guess work if the fruit is ripe and sweet or not.

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Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients for Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake:

  • 2/3 cup margarine, divided
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 can (20 ounces) Dole Pineapple Slices
  • 10 maraschino cherries
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

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Directions for Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake:

Step 1: Heat oven to 350 F.

Step 2: In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt 1/3 cup margarine. Remove from heat. Add brown sugar and stir until blended.

Step 3: Drain pineapple slices; reserve 2 tablespoons syrup. Arrange pineapple slices in sugar mixture. Place cherry in center of each slice.

Step 4: Beat remaining 1/3 cup margarine with 1/2 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, lemon peel, lemon juice and vanilla.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Blend into creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and reserved pineapple syrup.

Step 5: Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar to make stiff meringue. Fold into batter. Pour over pineapple in skillet.

Step 6: Bake 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes then invert onto serving plate. Serve warm or cold.

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Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

This old-fashioned dessert is a long-standing favorite for a reason! Try out this easy pineapple upside down cake recipe and wow your family.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup margarine, divided
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 can (20 ounces) Dole Pineapple Slices
  • 10 maraschino cherries
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F.
  2. In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt 1/3 cup margarine. Remove from heat. Add brown sugar and stir until blended.
  3. Drain pineapple slices; reserve 2 tablespoons syrup. Arrange pineapple slices in sugar mixture. Place cherry in center of each slice.
  4. Beat remaining 1/3 cup margarine with 1/2 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, lemon peel, lemon juice and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Blend into creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and reserved pineapple syrup.
  5. Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar to make stiff meringue. Fold into batter. Pour over pineapple in skillet.
  6. Bake 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes then invert onto serving plate. Serve warm or cold.
© Mommy Evolution

 

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Comments

  1. Edye says

    September 26, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    This looks so yummy! Also, it’s a pretty cake 😉

    Blessings,
    Edye | http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com

    Reply
  2. Janet Vinyard says

    September 28, 2016 at 10:57 am

    Hi Jennifer, What a beautiful upside-down cake! I always loved these, especially the ones my mother made when I was a child! Thanks for the memories! Blessings, Janet

    Reply
    • The Jenny Evolution says

      September 28, 2016 at 9:15 pm

      My mom NEVER made these when I was a kid, ha! But I do have an appreciation for the classics, particularly this one.

      Reply
  3. Colleen says

    September 30, 2016 at 7:41 am

    Drool! One of the only cakes I truly love! I like that used sour cream in the batter too!

    Reply
    • The Jenny Evolution says

      September 30, 2016 at 5:45 pm

      I find that using sour cream makes the cake even more moist… Happy baking!

      Reply
  4. Quinn Caudill says

    October 3, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    I love pineapple cake of any kind. Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday. Pinned and shared!

    Reply
  5. Deb says

    January 15, 2017 at 7:58 am

    How do you make if you don’t have cast iron skillet?

    Reply
    • The Jenny Evolution says

      January 15, 2017 at 3:44 pm

      I like working with heavier skillets like a cast iron skillet because they distribute the heat better. But you can make it with a regular skillet for sure.

      Reply
  6. Tarah says

    January 21, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    I made this and the batter was thick and did not “pour”, nor did it rise….just looked like a thick ball of dough laying on top! 🙁 What could I have done wrong? Followed all the instructions and didn’t miss any ingredients…

    Reply
    • The Jenny Evolution says

      January 22, 2017 at 3:29 pm

      Oh no! I would ask if you used the extra pineapple syrup… and you may need to add a little extra if any extra flour gets into the mix…

      Reply
  7. Rebecca says

    March 5, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    Yum! I love pineapple upside down cake!
    Thanks for sharing! Yours is beautiful!

    Chippy White Cottage Blessings,
    Rebecca

    Reply
  8. Vanessa says

    March 5, 2017 at 11:23 pm

    For a desert that is mentioned all the time, I can’t believe I’ve never actually had Pineapple Upside-Down cake. I’m pinning this so I can try it.

    Reply
  9. handmade by amalia says

    March 6, 2017 at 4:52 am

    I love this. If vintage were a desert, this would be it.
    Amalia
    xo

    Reply
  10. Smiling Notes says

    March 6, 2017 at 9:34 am

    Pineapple upside down cake always brings me happy memories when I was a kid 🙂 Your cake looks so delicious and yum! Wish I could eat it right now. Thanks for joining us at the Family Joy Blog Link up party. Pinned 🙂 xoxo

    Reply
  11. Roseann Hampton says

    March 6, 2017 at 8:52 pm

    I love pineapple upside down cake! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  12. Angie ~ ambient wares says

    March 11, 2017 at 8:38 pm

    Yummmmm! I can seriously taste this now and sadly it isn’t right in front of me 😉 Thank you for sharing this with us at Funtastic Friday!

    Reply
  13. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    March 12, 2017 at 7:44 am

    I’m running behind!! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe for this beautiful cake on last week’s What’s for Dinner link up!

    Reply
  14. Cristina at Ava's Alphabet says

    March 12, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    This would make a great Easter dessert! Or for any spring celebration really. Pinned and sharing. Thank you for joining us at Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party. I hope you will join our next party starting today at noon EST.

    Reply
  15. Miz Helen says

    March 14, 2017 at 4:36 pm

    We love Pineapple Upside Down Cake, this looks delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us real soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  16. Hil says

    March 14, 2017 at 8:46 pm

    Yummy!!! I remember my Granny making these for me in college.

    Thanks for sharing at #bloggerspotlight!!

    Reply
  17. Anissa Freeman says

    March 19, 2017 at 3:35 pm

    Yum…brings back memories from my childhood!!

    Reply
  18. Boo says

    March 19, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    What a beautiful cake! Great recipe! boo@boowrites.com

    Reply

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