Description
This Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside-Down Cake brings a nostalgic twist to your dessert table with its buttery caramelized topping and soft, fluffy cake.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 (20 ounce) can sliced pineapple
- 10 maraschino cherries
- halved
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- melted
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9-inch round cake pan with 1 tablespoon of melted butter.
- Sprinkle the packed brown sugar evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Arrange the sliced pineapple on top of the brown sugar, placing a cherry in the center of each pineapple ring and between slices.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the sifted cake flour, baking powder, and salt, whisking them together.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs with white sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the melted butter and almond extract, mixing until well combined.
- Pour the batter over the pineapples in the pan, smoothing it out evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes before inverting it onto a serving plate.
- Serve warm and enjoy your delicious Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside-Down Cake!
Notes
For a richer flavor, you can use dark brown sugar instead of light brown sugar. This cake is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 340 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
Keywords: Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, dessert, cake, pineapple, American cuisine