Pineapple Right Side Up Cupcakes Recipes

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 24 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Cut each pineapple slice into 4 pieces; set aside. In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, eggs and reserved pineapple juice with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• In small bowl, stir together melted butter and brown sugar. Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons butter mixture into each muffin cup. Top each with 2 pineapple pieces. Place cherry half, cut side up, in center of pineapple pieces. Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each cup.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of cupcakes to loosen; invert onto cookie sheet. Serve warm.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Move an oven rack into the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Line a work surface with waxed paper.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon melted butter into the bottom of each sprayed muffin cup.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon brown sugar in each muffin cup.
• Press a maraschino cherry into the center of the brown sugar in each muffin cup.
• Spoon a heaping tablespoon of crushed pineapple over the cherry and compact it with the back of a spoon into an even layer.
• Mix pineapple cake mix, eggs, pineapple juice, and vegetable oil in a large bowl with electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Turn mixer speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.
• Pour pineapple cake batter into the muffin cups, filling them to the top; do not overfill.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Allow cupcakes to cool at least 5 minutes before inverting muffin cups onto the waxed paper to release. Serve with pineapple and cherry sides up. Sprinkle cupcakes lightly with confectioners' sugar.

PINEAPPLE RIGHT SIDE UP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Cupcakes:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice.
• Combine pineapple, oil, sugar and vanilla in blender and puree.
• Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix well.
• Pour batter into cupcake liners so they are half full.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• Cool for at least 10 minutes on wire rack.
• Topping:.
• Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to boil for 30 seconds stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to low and stir for one more minute.
• Immediately scoop topping onto cupcakes.
• Place cherry or raspberry on top.
• Chill for 30 minutes.
• Indulge!

PINEAPPLE RIGHT-SIDE-UP COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Dump the pineapple in a strainer and let it drain while you cream the butter and sugar.
• Add the flour and mix well. (you can do this in a food processor with hard butter cut into chunks and the steel blade).
• Spread mixture out in a greased 9x13 inch pan and press it down evenly with your hands.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven, but do not turn the oven off.
• Mix the eggs with sugar.
• Add pineapple concentrate and drained pineapple, mix.
• Add salt and baking powder and stir it all up.
• Add the flour and mix thoroughly. It will be runny, it will set in the oven.
• Pour this mixture on top of the pan you just baked and stick it back in the oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees for another 45-50 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool thoroughly.
• Sprinkle with a little powdered sugar and cut into brownie-sized bars.