Best Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe 455 Recipes

EASY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a 9-inch baking pan in the preheating oven. Remove pan.
• Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter.
• Arrange pineapple chunks in a single layer over the butter and brown sugar, then sprinkle with pecans; set aside.
• Beat biscuit baking mix, white sugar, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and egg together in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
• Increase mixer speed to medium and continue beating until batter is smooth, about 4 minutes more.
• Slowly pour batter over the pineapple mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Run a paring knife between the cake and the edge of the pan to loosen cake. Cover the cake pan with a plate, and invert it to flip the cake out of the pan and onto the plate. Cool at least 10 minutes before serving.

EASY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Follow instructions on cake box for making an oblong single layer cake.
• Prepare cake batter and set aside.
• Cut up butter in small pieces and place all over the bottom of the oblong pan specified on cake box.
• Sprinkle brown sugar generously over the butter.
• Place pan on the stove (or in the oven) and heat slowly until butter and sugar melt to a liquid then remove from heat.
• Evenly space the pineapple slices around the bottom of pan in the heated sugar and butter.
• Place the cherries and nuts between the pineapple slices (Tho the cherries and nuts look nice and taste great, they are optional).
• Pour cake batter on top of the pineapple/cherry/nut mixture.
• Place in oven and bake as directed on cake box.
• As soon as cake is done place a plate over the cake and turn upside down and carefully remove pan.
• If you wait too long the sugar will harden and be difficult to remove.
• Note: Peaches may be used in place of pineapple.

EASY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream 6 tablespoons butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until combined. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with the milk in 2, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix just until combined
• In a 10-inch cast-iron (or ovenproof nonstick) skillet over low, add remaining sugar and butter and cook, stirring, until the mixture is a light caramel color. Remove from heat and top with pineapple rounds.
• Carefully spoon batter over pineapples in skillet. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Let cake cool in pan 5 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake, then carefully invert onto a platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.

EASY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Pour butter into a well-greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Arrange pineapple slices in prepared pan; place a pecan half in the center of each slice. Combine the apricot preserves and reserved pineapple juice; spoon over pineapple slices. , Prepare cake batter according to package directions; pour over pineapple., Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Immediately invert onto a large serving platter. Cool slightly; serve warm.

EASY PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). In 13x9-inch pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pineapple slices on brown sugar. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice, and arrange remaining cherries around slices; press gently into brown sugar.
• Add enough water to reserved pineapple juice to measure 1 cup. Make cake batter as directed on box, substituting pineapple juice mixture for the water. Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
• Bake 42 to 48 minutes (44 to 53 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake 5 minutes so brown sugar topping can drizzle over cake; remove pan. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store covered in refrigerator.