Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

The one Pineapple Upside Down Cake recipe you’ll ever want! Made with a topping of contemporary pineapple items coated in a candy buttery, brown sugar topping. Beneath lies a young home made vanilla cake, and atop it’s completed with fluffy whipped cream and colourful maraschino cherries. It’s a traditional dessert that’s destined to impress!

The Finest From Scratch Pineapple Upside Down Cake

I’ve tried loads of pineapple the wrong way up desserts and this one is by far my favourite. It doesn’t use any cake combine, it’s all about being created from scratch. And the perfect half is the contemporary pineapple!

Most pineapple the wrong way up desserts use canned pineapple and canned pineapple actually lacks taste in comparison with the contemporary. When you attempt it this manner you’ll by no means look again.

This cake is ideal served with the fluffy whipped cream or pair it with a scoop of wealthy vanilla bean ice cream.

And doesn’t one thing about it simply have spring written throughout it? Spring is simply across the nook and hopefully it’s paired with a slice of this cake!

Substances for Pineapple Upside Down Cake

• Unsalted butter – to melt butter I prefer to microwave in brief bursts on a plate, about 5 seconds per facet and rotate till simply comfortable not melting.
• Mild brown sugar and granulated sugar – ensure to not swap the brown sugar for extra white for finest taste.
• Contemporary pineapple – it doesn’t need to be completely ripe. Mine was a bit under-ripe this time and it labored properly paired with the sweetness of the sugar topping.
• All-purpose flour – when measuring the flour use the news and stage methodology as famous within the recipe, or higher but use a kitchen scale.
• Baking powder – ensure your baking powder isn’t out dated so the cake rises correctly. And naturally don’t over-mix the batter.
• Salt – salted butter will work too, simply omit the salt within the recipe.
• Eggs – no want to make use of room temperature eggs right here, I simply add them chilly.
• Vanilla extract – vanilla bean paste could be substitute right here.
• Milk – use any fats proportion however skim. Persist with cow’s milk for finest outcomes, until there’s an allergy.

How do You Choose a Good Pineapple?

To choose pineapple go for one that appears plump and contemporary (not brown/orange and withered). Then odor the underside of the pineapple, it ought to have a particular pineapple scent (that candy refreshing odor). And in addition I are inclined to favor Dole pineapple, they all the time appear to style the perfect.

To inform when it’s ripe the colour of the pineapples exterior needs to be yellow, it needs to be considerably comfortable, and one of many heart leaves needs to be straightforward to drag out.

However as talked about earlier than it doesn’t need to be completely ripe for this recipe, however it needs to be exhausting and tremendous inexperienced both.

Can I Use Canned Pineapple?

More often than not I’m capable of finding good contemporary pineapple 12 months spherical however within the occasion you’ll be able to’t canned pineapple might be substituted. Simply you’ll want to purchase canned pineapple in juice (not syrup) and drain properly.

Easy methods to Make Selfmade Pineapple Upside Down Cake

• Preheat oven to 350 levels. Spray a 9 by 2-inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl whisk collectively brown sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter then pour into ready cake pan and unfold into a fair layer, put aside.

• Unfold pineapple chunks in rows over brown sugar layer (go away about 1/4-inch between items for cake batter to fill in). Put aside.
• In a mixing bowl whisk collectively flour, baking powder, and salt, put aside.
• Within the bowl of an electrical stand mixer (or in a mixing bowl utilizing an electrical hand mixer) whip collectively granulated sugar and softened butter till pale and fluffy (it will add air bubbles to fluff up the cake).

• Combine in a single egg, then combine in second egg and vanilla.
• Combine in flour in 3 additions alternating with 2 additions of milk.
• Pour and unfold batter evenly over pineapple layer. Bake in preheated oven till toothpick inserted into heart comes out clear, about 35 – 40 minutes.

• Take away and let cool on wire rack 10 minutes. Run an offset spatula or knife round edges to make sure it’s loosened then invert onto a serving platter.
• If topping with whipped cream let cool utterly. Garnish with cherries if desired.

This Pineapple Upside Down Cake is Simpler To Make Than You’d Suppose!

Certain we add the additional step right here of chopping up a pineapple however bear in mind you don’t need to make frosting. All you should do is make the simple brown sugar topping, prep the pineapple, make the cake batter, layer into pan and bake.

And no fancy adorning required right here. The pineapple provides a fairly design all on it’s personal.

How Do You Make Mini Pineapple Upside Down Desserts?

I’ve shared a recipe for completely reduce and enjoyable, particular person Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes HERE. And again then sure I used canned pineapple however I’d suggest you even attempt these with small diced contemporary pineapple, it’s going to make them even higher!

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