Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Name: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: Topping; 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 12 slices pineapple, * well drained; 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, stems removed; Cake; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3/4 cup milk

Butter and brown sugar topped with pineapple and maraschino cherries form the decadent topping on this classic pineapple upside-down cake.

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30 min

Prep Time

2 hrs

Total Time

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Ingredients

Topping

¹/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

³/₄ cup firmly packed brown sugar

12 slices pineapple, well drained

1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, stems removed

Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

²/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

2 ¹/₂ teaspoons vanilla extract

³/₄ cup milk

*Substitute 1 (16-ounce) can peach or pear slices, well drained.

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Melt 1/3 cup butter in 13x9-inch ungreased baking pan in oven. Stir in 3/4 cup brown sugar. Spread mixture evenly in pan.

Tip: Making Caramel
STEP 3

Arrange 12 pineapple slices on top. Place cherry in center and between each pineapple slice, if desired.

Tip: Arranging Pineapple & Cherries
STEP 4

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl; set aside.
STEP 5

Combine 1 cup brown sugar and 2/3 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Continue beating, adding 1 egg at a time, until well mixed. Stir in vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating at low speed and scraping bowl often after each addition.

Tip: Mixing Batter
STEP 6

Gently spread batter over pineapple. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen sides of cake from pan by running knife around inside of pan. Invert cake onto serving platter; let stand 5 minutes. Remove pan. Cool completely.

Tip: Spreading Batter