Pineapple Upside Down Cake: The Best Easy Recipe for Home Bakers
This Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a delightful and easy recipe perfect for home bakers.
Equipment
- 9×2 inch pie dish or round cake pan
- Hand mixer or stand mixer
- Wire rack
Ingredients
Topping
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup brown sugar packed light or dark
- 8-10 slices pineapple (see note)
- 15-20 pieces maraschino cherries (see note)
Cake
- 1 and ½ cups cake flour (spooned & leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg whites (at room temperature)
- ⅓ cup sour cream (at room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ cup pineapple juice (at room temperature, use leftover from can)
- 2 Tablespoons milk (at room temperature)
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
- Pour ¼ cup melted butter into an ungreased 9×2 inch pie dish or round cake pan. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange about 6-7 blotted pineapple slices and all the cherries on top of the brown sugar, then place the pan in the refrigerator.
- Whisk the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
- Beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, then add the sugar and beat until creamed together. Beat in the egg whites, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix on low speed while adding pineapple juice and milk.
- Remove topping from refrigerator and pour the cake batter evenly over the topping.
- Bake for 43-48 minutes, tenting foil halfway through baking. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
- Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Invert the cake onto a cake stand or serving plate. Best to cool completely at room temperature before slicing.
- Cover leftover slices and store for up to 3 days in the refrigerator or 3 months in the freezer. Thaw at room temperature.
Notes
Do not refrigerate the cake to speed up the cooling process as it could end up tasting overly dense.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 200mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1mg
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