Fun Fact: Growing up, I absolutely hated pineapples in cakes and it wasn’t until I was much older (18 to be exact) that I finally let go of my aversion and actually started eating pineapple. It was time I introduced this sticky sweetness on the blog.
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake-So Easy!
The only Pineapple Upside-Down Cake recipe you will ever need from here on out!
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- ¾ cup butter room temperature
- ½ cup cream cheese room temperature
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
Pineapple Layer
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar light or brown
- 1 can pineapple slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, beat butter for a few minutes or until light and fluffy. Run the spatula around the edges (the butter tends to clump together).
- Next add in cream cheese and beat for 2-3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Add in sugar and cream for a good 4-5 minutes or until, you guessed it right! Light AND Fluffy!
- Next, add eggs one at a time, beating for 30 seconds on medium speed with each addition.
- Add in vanilla extract and mix.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt and baking powder.
- Add the flour mixture in batches into the batter and mix on medium speed until all of the flour is fully incorporated and the batter looks smooth.
- To prep the cake batter for the oven, pour melted butter into a 9" spring-form pan.
- Next, sprinkle on the brown sugar and pat down using a spatula or fork.
- Next, pop open the pineapple can using the Kitchen Mama Electric Can Opener and layer them on top of the brown sugar.
- Place maraschino cherries inside the pineapple slices.
- Top the slices with the cake batter and smooth it evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Mine took 1 hr and 10 mins to fully cook through. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
- To serve, invert the cake onto a plate so the pineapple side is on the top. DUH!
Notes
*Butter, cream cheese and eggs should be at room temperature. It helps incorporate more air resulting in a fluffy and soft crumb.
***Spring-form pan is essential for this cake because you will need to invert it onto a plate so the bottom pineapple layer is on the top.
Susan Poole
Delicious and easy cake. However, if using a springform pan put on baking sheet to bake.
Rookie With A Cookie
Yes that's a good tip and glad you enjoyed. Given the shape of the pan, I typically find it easier to grease it well and dust with a little flour.
Julie
How long after taking the cake out of the oven did you remove the springform from the base?