Pineapple Upside Down Cake - Easy Recipe
This pineapple upside-down cake easy recipe is delicious! It can be made gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free. This is a classic recipe that is great for your summer gatherings.
Equipment
- 1 hand mixer
- 1 9 x 3 or 9 x 2 baking pan
Ingredients
Topping
- 1 can canned pineapple slices in juice not syrup
- 12-15 maraschino cherries
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted I used dairy free
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
Cake
- 1 -1/2 cups cake flour see notes for vegan and gluten-free
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup milk see notes
- 1/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup pineapple juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 stick unsalted butter I used dairy-free
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 egg white room temperature
- leftover pineapple finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Pineapple & Cherries Topping
- Line a large tray with paper towels, then place pineapple slices and cherries on. Pat dry with paper towels. Set aside.
- Pour the melted butter into your baking pan. Brush butter over pan.
- Sprinkle the brown sugar over the melted butter. Make sure to evenly distribute it.
- Place one pineapple ring in the middle of the pan, Then, place the other slices around. You can place whole slices or halves. It's up to you!
- Add cherries as desired. Press pineapple slices and cherries firmly to the base of the cake pan. Set aside.
Cake Batter
- In a medium bowl whisk dry ingredients and set aside.
- In a medium bowl whisk milk, sour cream, pineapple juice, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- Inside a large bowl cream butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Then add egg and egg white, one at a time, and beat a few seconds in between.
- Add flour mixture alternating with milk mixture. Using a rubber spatula fold leftover pineapple into the batter.
- Pour batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 35 minutes then cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 10 more minutes. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick. If it comes out clean your cake is done.
Notes
To make this cake gluten-free simply replace the flour with your favorite gluten-free blend.
To make it vegan simply replace the ingredients for vegan products. Any plant-based milk will work great.