oldie but a goodie pineapple upside down cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Michele Osborne
Baltimore, MD

This was the first cake I learned how to make. My mother in law drains a can of crushed pineapple and adds it to the cake batter. Yummy

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For oldie but a goodie pineapple upside down cake

  • 1 box
    yellow cake mix that uses water instead of oil
  • 1 can
    pineapple slices reserve juice
  • 1 jar
    marachino cherries
  • 1 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed (enough to cover the bottom of the pan)
  • 1 c
    chopped walnuts
  • 1 stick
    margarine

How To Make oldie but a goodie pineapple upside down cake

  • 1
    In a 13x9x2 pan melt the margarine
  • 2
    When margarine is melted sprinkle brown sugar over margarine. This should cover the bottom of the pan
  • 3
    Arrange pineapples on top of the brown sugar.
  • 4
    Place 1 cherry in center of the pineapple rings.
  • 5
    Sprinkle walnuts over top
  • 6
    Prepare cake batter as directed on box using reserved juice in place of water
  • 7
    Pour batter over top of the fruit.
  • 8
    Tap bottom of cake to remove air bubbles. Bake 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. Check top of cake. When knife inserted comes out clean it is done.
  • 9
    Immediately top with serving plate or cookie sheet lined with foil. CAREFULLY flip the cake.
  • 10
    Raise pan off cake. Please be careful the steam can get ya. Rearrange any fruit that had shifted. Allow to cool. This will scald you and that is not fun.

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