Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cake. I collect old church cookbooks. I figure if you can’t trust the old recipes of good, Christian women trying to show off to their congregation, who can you trust?

One day I went hunting for a pineapple upside-down cake that would not harm any boxed cake mixes. I, of course, started with my church cookbooks. Nothing. Another. Nothing. Another. Nothing. I finally found one but the recipe included shortening and didn’t trip my trigger.

Eventually, I came up with this one which is perfect for all your potluck showing-off needs.

pineapple upside down cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Cake

Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 cups flour
Mix butter & sugar together until light & fluffy.
Mix in eggs and vanilla.
Place the salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour in a separate bowl and whisk together.
Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Stir together only until combined. Do not overmix (or your cake will be rubbery).

Topping

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • About 9 canned pineapple rings
  • About 9 maraschino cherries (more if you like)

Spray a 9X13″ baking pan with non-stick baking spray. Stir brown sugar into the melted butter. Pour the brown sugar mixture into the pan. Lay 8-10 pineapple slices evenly across the pan on top of the brown sugar mixture. place a cherry in the middle of each pineapple slice. Carefully pour cake batter into the baking pan.

Bake for about 45-55 minutes or until cake springs back when touched in the middle or when a clean fork poked into the middle comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for 15-20 minutes or until the pan is cool enough to hold. Place a platter larger than 9 X 13 upside down over the cake. Carefully flip the cake over onto a platter. Makes 8-10 servings.

Trigger-trippin’ goodness. I think it will have you singing hallelujah and doing the hula in no time.

Similar Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.