Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake Recipe 455

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Combine 1/2 cup pineapple, brown sugar, butter and 3 tablespoons of pineapple juice. Spoon into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Alternate cherries and pecans over the sugar mixture. , Prepare cake batter according to package directions, substituting reserved pineapple juice for water. Stir in lemon zest, vanilla and remaining pineapple. Spoon over cherries and pecans. , Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 12-cup fluted tube (bundt) cake pan, pour melted butter. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Line bottom of pan with pineapple slices. Place 1 cherry to center of each pineapple slice.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, pineapple juice, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on high speed. Pour into pan over fruit.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cake is golden brown and springs back when touch lightly. Cool cake in pan 10 to 15 minutes. Plate heatproof plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Serve warm or cool.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• In large bowl mix together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add in your eggs and continue to mix until blended.
• Add in your flour and baking powder and mix again until smooth.
• Pour in your vanilla extract and pineapple juice and mix to combine.
• Grease a 12-cup bundt pan with shortening, then dust it with flour.
• In bowl mix together your brown sugar and butter and pour into bottom of prepared pan.
• Layer your pineapple rings around the bottom of pan and placing a cherry in the center or ring and on the outside.
• Spread the batter bundt pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until center is set.
• Immediately turn out onto serving tray, if you don't turn out right away the brown sugar mixture will Harden and stick to pan.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN BUNDT® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®) with cooking spray with flour.
• Pour melted butter into the bottom of the prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly on top. Drain pineapple rings over a measuring cup; reserve juice. Cut rings in half. Alternate placing halved pineapple rings and maraschino cherries around the pan. Set aside.
• Combine cake mix and pudding mix in a large mixing bowl. Pour enough milk into the reserved pineapple juice to make 1 cup of liquid; add to cake and pudding mixture. Pour in vegetable oil. Mix on low speed, adding 1 egg at a time until blended. Increase speed to medium; mix until thoroughly combined and smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour batter over pineapples and cherries in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 33 to 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Grease your Bundt pan with cooking spray. Pour the 1/2 cup of melted butter into the bottom of the pan and sprinkle the 1/2 cup of brown sugar evenly over the butter.
• Prepare the pineapple by cutting the peeled fruit into rings and coring each ring. Cut each ring in half. Lay the curved edge of each half ring into the indentations of the Bundt pan. Place the maraschino cherries in between each piece of pineapple. You may need more or fewer maraschino cherries and pineapple rings depending on the shape of your Bundt pan.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place the oven rack on the lower middle part of the oven. Cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment until creamy, about 10 minutes on medium-high speed.
• Beat in the 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla until fluffy.
• Sift together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
• Add the dry ingredients alternately with the 1 1/4 cup of milk to the creamed mixture in your stand mixer. Beat after each addition and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Pour the cake batter over the prepared Bundt pan.
• Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for about 40 minutes, or until edges are bubbly and a toothpick comes out of the cake cleanly.
• Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 15 minutes in the cake pan. Then flip the cake onto your chosen serving platter and serve while it is still 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 UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
• Pour 1/4 cup melted butter into an ungreased 9×2 inch pie dish or round cake pan. (Make sure the pan is 2 inches deep. I recommend this pie dish, which is 1.8 inches deep but I never have an overflow issue.) Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Blot any excess liquid off the fruit with a clean towel or paper towel. (The wetter the fruit, the more likely the cake could overflow or the topping could seep over the sides when inverted.) Arrange about 6-7 blotted pineapple slices and all the cherries on top of the brown sugar. I like to halve 3 pineapple rings and arrange them around the sides of the pan, too. See my photo and video above for a visual of the arranged topping. Place pan in the refrigerator for a few minutes as you prepare the cake batter. This helps solidify or "set" the topping's arrangement.
• Whisk the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
• Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat on high speed until creamed together, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. On high speed, beat in the egg whites until combined, then beat in the sour cream and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl as needed. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Turn the mixer onto low speed and as the mixer runs, slowly pour in the pineapple juice and milk. Beat on low speed just until all of the ingredients are combined. Do not over-mix. You may need to whisk it all by hand to make sure there are no lumps at the bottom of the bowl. The batter will be slightly thick.
• Remove topping from the refrigerator. Pour and spread cake batter evenly over topping.
• Bake for 43-48 minutes, tenting foil on top of the cake halfway through bake time to prevent the top from over-browning before the center has a chance to fully cook. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out mostly clean- a couple moist crumbs are OK. Don't be alarmed if your cake takes longer or if the cake rises up and sticks to the foil. (We serve the cake upside down anyway!)
• Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for just 20 minutes. Invert the slightly cooled cake onto a cake stand or serving plate. Some of the juices from the topping will seep over the sides- that's ok. You can slice and serve the cake warm, but the slices will be messy. I find it's best to cool the cake completely at room temperature before slicing and serving. Do not refrigerate the cake to speed up the cooling process because it could end up tasting overly dense.
• Cover leftover slices and store for up to 3 days in the refrigerator or 3 months in the freezer. Thaw at room temperature. I don't recommend freezing the cake as a whole because the topping arrangement doesn't thaw very nicely. See make ahead instructions below.