Maybe you aren’t that gifted in the kitchen, or possibly you’re just distracted binging on Orange is the New Black, but this pineapple upside-down cake recipe is simple enough to turn even you into a summertime pastry chef.
Courtesy of my aunt, the hostess with the most-ess, this recipe is great for proving to your friends that you actually do know your granulated sugar from your powdered and how to tell if a pineapple is ripe. At least that’s what you’ll have them believing…
Easy Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
- Prep Time:10 minutes
- Cook Time:30 minutes
- Total Time:40 minutes
- Servings:10 servings
- Medium
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 stick butter
- 1 can pineapple rings
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
Ingredients
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Step 1
Preheat oven according to cake mix directions.
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Step 2
Make cake mix as directed except substitute juice from pineapple rings for the water measurement. Set aside.
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Step 3
Melt butter in a medium cast iron skillet or a pan with vertical sides. Once melted, add the brown sugar and mix together until smooth.
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Step 4
Arrange the pineapple rings in the bottom of the pan. You may have a few extra, but try to squeeze in as many as possible.
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Step 5
Pour the cake batter on top of the brown sugar, butter, and pineapple.
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Step 6
Bake per cake mix directions – note that the baking instructions vary with the type of pan you use.
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Step 7
Let cool. Then – the moment we’ve all been waiting for – flip the pan onto your serving dish.