super easy pineapple upside down cake

(5 ratings)
Recipe by
J. White Harris
Gallatin, TN

This cake is delicious and it’s so easy to make. I got the idea of using yellow cake mixes to make Pineapple Upside Down Cake and the results turned out great, even better than I thought it would be.

(5 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For super easy pineapple upside down cake

  • 2/3 c
    butter
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, packed
  • 1 can
    (20-oues) sliced pineapple, drained
  • mauricio cherries
  • 1-1/2 box
    super moist yellow cake mix

How To Make super easy pineapple upside down cake

  • 1
    Put butter in a 12-inch cast iron skillet. Turn oven to 350° and put skillet with butter in oven while oven heats.
  • 2
    While oven is heating, mix cake mixes according to package directions. Set aside.
  • 3
    When oven reaches 350° and butter is melted remove skillet from oven and mix in the brown sugar.
  • 4
    Add as many pineapple slices as will fit into the bottom of the skillet. Add a Mauricio cherry to the center of each pineapple slice, I like to add extra cherries in spaces between the pineapple slices.
  • 5
    Carefully add the cake batter to the skillet, return skillet to 350° oven, and bake for 50 to 60 minutes until a tooth pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • 6
    Remove cake from the oven and immediately invert cake on a serving platter.

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