Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Considered a classic American cake, pineapple-upside down cake first appeared when canned pineapple become available. But the method of creating a lusciously caramel-like topping for a cake, pastries (like caramel rolls), or bread has a long baking history. Make cake batter as directed on box, substituting pineapple juice mixture for the water.
Courtesy of Maya Ferrante. for Food Network Kitchen. Remove from heat, and sprinkle brown sugar evenly over pan. Arrange pineapple slices to cover bottom of skillet. You can cook Pineapple Upside Down Cake using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- You need of Toppings.
- You need 1/4 cup of butter, melted.
- It's 1/2 cup of light brown sugar.
- You need of Canned pineapple rings.
- Prepare of Maraschino cherries.
- Prepare of Vanilla cake.
- You need 1/2 cup of butter, softened.
- You need 3/4 cup of granulated sugar.
- Prepare 2 of eggs.
- You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
- You need 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
- It's 1/2 cup of whole milk.
Distribute cherries around pineapple; set aside. When melted, sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter. Place cherry in center and between each pineapple slice, if desired. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl; set aside.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 175 C.
- Pour melted butter on the cake pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar, making sure that it's evenly distributed. Arrange the pineapple and maraschino cherries. Set aside.
- Soften the butter along with the granulated sugar using a hand mixer until evenly distributer and smooth..
- Add the egg one at a time until smooth..
- Add the vanilla extract..
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients until evenly distributed..
- Alternately combine dry ingredients into the wet batter and the milk in batches, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Make sure not to over mix the cake batter..
- Pour the cake batter over the prepared cake pan..
- Bake for 30 minutes at 175 C. The. Loosely cover with a foil and bake for another 15 minutes or until cake is set..
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes before flipping the cake..
Substitute reserved peach juice for the pineapple juice. Cranberry Orange Upside-Down Cake: Omit the pineapple, pecans and cherries. This pineapple upside down cake is soft and buttery with a caramelized brown sugar pineapple & cherry topping. Its juices seep down into the cake, adding even more luscious flavor and texture. A classic favorite using canned pineapple and maraschino cherries, this retro cake is served upside down and perfect any time of year.