Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

March 7, 2022 By Aarthi 57 Comments

These pineapple upside down cake is a take on the most popular recipe. This taste delicious on its own or with a scoop of ice cream.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Version 1 : Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

2. Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

3. Version 2: Pineapple Upside Down Cake

4. Version 3: Microwave Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

5. Microwave Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

These are my mini version of upside down cake..Not only it is cute to make and look at, but it is such a wonderful and easy treat to make.Perfect for big get togethers.

About this Recipe

An upside-down cake is one that is baked upside-down in a single pan, with the toppings at the bottom. When the finished upside- down preparation is removed from the oven, it is flipped over and de-panned onto a serving plate, righting it and serving it right-side up. Upside-down cakes were once known as skillet cakes because they were baked on stovetops. Before the batter is poured in, chopped or sliced fruits such as apples, cherries, peaches, or pineapples, butter, and sugar are usually placed on the bottom of the pan, forming a baked-on topping after the cake is inverted. You can use a basic cottage pudding cake batter.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Ingredients for Pineapple Upside Down Cakes

Canned Pineapple Slices :

In general, canned pineapples will have a sweet and tangy flavour. As a result, they complement a wide range of dishes, including desserts, side dishes, salads, main courses, and even appetisers. If heavy sugar syrup was used for canning, the pineapples in the can will have a sweeter taste.

Cherries :

They have a distinct sour-sweet flavour that is gaining popularity across the country. Sweet cherries can range from mildly to intensely sweet depending on factors such as growing area and season. Sweet cherries are typically consumed fresh.

Version 1 : Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

I used pineapple in syrup..you can use pineapples in juice..or use fresh pineapples
but slice them first and juice some pineapples as well..

Beautiful pineapples

I used silicon mould for it, grease it well with oil or butter

place few cubes of butter in

add some brown sugar or jaggery

pop them in oven for few mins till it is melted

It is all melted and bubbly

place pineapples in carefully

all done

place a cherry inside

make a batter..crack an egg in a bowl

add in sugar

add in vanilla

mix well

add in butter which is melted

mix that well

flour mix in

add in baking powder and salt

add in pineapple syrup

mix well

now use an ice cream scoop

fill the muffin cases

bake till done

run a knife around the sides

invert it

Look cute mini cakes

Version 2: Pineapple Upside Down Cake

I always wanted to bake upside down cakes since it has real fruit studded on the top rather than just adding fruit puree or essence in some cake..You can taste the real fruityness in the cake this way.

What is a Pineapple Upside Down Cake?

One of the most popular cake are pineapple upside down cake..I was waiting to bake it for so long and finally I made that happen couple of weeks before. I am also planning to bake apple upside down cake as well mango upside down cake..Will be probably make the mango cake tomorrow. Do you have any other upside down cake recipe, tell me I am happy to make them.

Classic Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Many of you think that this is so hard or tricky to make( I was thinking like that untill I made them), but it is so easy to make, trust me on this guys..You can taste the real pineapple in this truly. The original recipe calls for brown sugar, I know I could never find it here, so I always use jaggery in place of it and it worked really good..I highly recommend you to try this and tell me how it turned out.

Ingredients for Pineapple Upside Down Cake

All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 cup /120 gms
Butter – 100 gms
Sugar – ¾ cup / 150 gms
Egg – 1
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Salt a pinch
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Milk – ½ cup / 120 ml / 4 fluid ounces
Pineapple Slices – depending on the pan
Cherry – as needed
For Jaggery Sauce:
Jaggery / Sarkarai – ¼ cup / 50 gms
Butter – 2 tblspn
Water a splash

How to Make Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Preheat the oven to 160 Degree C / 320 Degree F.
Take flour, baking powder and salt in a sifter and sieve it. Set this aside for a moment.
Take a round pan and butter it slightly and set aside.
Now take jaggery, butter and water in a sauce pan and melt it down. Pour this in the greased round pan. Now top it with pineapple slices and fill the gaps with cherries.
Now make the cake batter. Take butter. sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat it till fluffy.
Add in egg and beat again till fluffy.
Now add half of the flour mixture and mix well. Pour in the milk and mix again.
Now add in the remaining flour and mix well.
Pour this over the pineapple slices and bake it for 40-45 mins till the cake is done.
Insert a toothpick and check.
Remove from the oven and allow it to cool down. Invert it on a plate and serve.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together

set this aside

Butter a round pan

Take butter, jaggery and a splash of water in a sauce pan and heat it up

cook till it is bubbly

Pour that in the greased pan

now arrange pineapple slices and cherries on top of it

Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl

Beat them till fluffy

add egg in and beat till fluffy

now add half of the flour mixture

and the milk..

now throw in the rest of the flour mixture

and mix well

Pour it over the pineapple

put it in the oven

and bake it till golden brown

Invert and Serve

Version 3: Microwave Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

My love for microwave cake making is taking all over me, i am almost making new cakes everyday. Love baking cakes in microwave so much, because it is so easy to make and also you can satisfy your craving anytime. Check out my famous pineapple upside down cake..

Check out my other microwave cake recipes too..My favorite one is chocolate cake,nutella mug cake, vanilla cake, oreo cake, black forestake and many more..

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Take chopped pineapples in a bowl

add in some grated jaggery

mix well

grease a microwave safe small bowl with butter

lay the pineapples

pop this in microwave

cook for 1 min

remove it and set aside

now take curd in a bowl

add in sugar

add some vanilla

beat till creamy

pour in some pineapple juice

add in some melted butter

mix well

add in flour

and some baking soda

mix well

pour the batter over pineapples

pop it in microwave

cook for 2 mins

let it cool a bit

invert and serve

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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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Raksha

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hi,

this looks yummy.nice cake.

Regards,
Raksha

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The Yogi Vegetarian

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I posted a mango upside-down cake about ten days ago, only without the jaggery/ brown sugar sauce. Why don't you try it and see what it's like with the jaggery?

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The Yogi Vegetarian

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btw you pics are lovely; looks so yummy 🙂

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Champa

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Nice.

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Vineetha

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I love this cake !yummy !

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maha

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yummy yummy just yumm.....dats it...

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Suja Manoj

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Drool worthy cake,love pineapple in cakes..looks irresistible..

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Angela

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Looks great. My mom made this a lot when I was growing up; it was always one of my favorites.

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Priya

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Super gorgeous cake,wish to have a slice..

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Nalini's Kitchen

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Cake looks fabulous and tempting.....

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Shabitha Karthikeyan

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Lovely Cake Aarthi. Never made this !!

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Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi

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We loved it. I had made this last eggless and it was just so gorgeous to look at that I felt bad to even eat it 🙂

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Mythreyi

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Love the flavors and fruits in this cake Aarathi.. Love your idea of using Jaggery in place of brown sugar

-Mythreyi
Yum! Yum! Yum!

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jeyashrisuresh

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This sounds yum

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Preeti Garg

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pineapple cake look so awesome

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Akila

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Wow so yummy... just love it...

Dish Name Starts With L

Regards,
Akila

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Akila

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happy to follow u..

Dish Name Starts With L

Regards,
Akila

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faseela

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awesome bake,.....

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Chef Mireille

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Although I like pineaaple upside down cake, I actually prefer banana which I have made several times...I'll post a recipe soon

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Srivalli

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Looks very nice!

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Vardhini

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Looks inviting.

Vardhini
CooksJoy

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rajani

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I just had my breakfast, but this post is really making me hungry :)). Lovely cake, and lovely step by step pics, as always 🙂

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PJ

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Nice cake Aarthi...

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Sreya

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I have brown sugar. Should i use 1/4 cup of it?

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Aarthi

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@SreyaYES YOU CAN USE

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nazazama

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Ol ur recipes r very ez n yummy...its so wonderful to even jst go thru ur recipes....yet tried many of dem..:-)thanx lot...keep posting our favourite yummmies..

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nazazama

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Ol ur recipes r ez n yummy...its so wonderful even to jst go thru ur recipes.....yet tried many of dem...keep posting our favourite yummies...ol d very best...

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Gauri Khanna

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Hi Aarthi.. The cake looks yummy.. can't wait to try it.. I have a few questions.. can I use tinned pineapples? And if I want to increase the quantity to make a bigger cake would I need to increase the microwave time for the cake? Thank you..

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Aarthi

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@Gauri Khannayes u can use canned pineapples, yes u have to increae the cooking time as well

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Anonymous

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I have always made chocolate cakes. But dis pineapple cake of urs made me think DAT I should try something diffrnt n I guess dis is DAT cake I need to bake soon...thanks Aarti.

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Hamaree Rasoi

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Awesome and delicious looking pineapple cake.
Deepa

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Anonymous

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All ur recipes r awesome. . Very simple n clear...ur r doing a awesome job.. I am trying a lot of recipes. . N winning everyone's heart as well ..thankyou n keep up ur good work!!

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Anonymous

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Looking forward from you .. traditional south indian sweets ..which all of us buy n eat ..totally forgot how to make.. pls post few of them..

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Gauri Khanna

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Thank you Aarthi!! I tried out the cake and it was just so yum!! I love your posts.. instructions are so easy to follow.. Thank you!!

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Anonymous

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Hi, cake looks yumm. Just wanted to know if I can replace curd with something else. Pls give quantity also. Thanks!

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Aarthi

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@AnonymousU can use egg instead of curd. Add 1/2 a beaten egg.

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Ananta

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Hi aarti..can I make the pineapple juice at home that needs to be added to the cake or we need the market sugary one juice?..if I make the juice at home without putting sugar just adding little water is it ok?

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Aarthi

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@AnantaYes u can use homemade ones

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umamahi

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akka..search blog option is not working properly..not showing any relevant recipes when it s searched..it was easy fr us to search any recipes in yur blog as we r regular visitors..bt fr the past 10days it s nt at all working properly akka..it really sucks:( pls rectify tat asap akka 🙂

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Aarthi

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@umamahiwill surely look into it

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Fermie Praisid

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Hi Aarthi,
Can we use any other fruits in this recipe?? Can mangoes or apples be used with the same measurements??

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  Yes u cn use apples, mangoes, bananas
  
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Nisha

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Can we use oil instead of butter. Can you specify the quantity

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  Use 1/2 cup of oil
  
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durga jayachandran

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can we use pineapple puree instead of canned juice ? or just a few drops of pineapple essence will enhance the taste instead of vanilla essence ?

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  yes u can
  
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megha

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Hi any chance i can use something else instead of the cake. Have been wanting to make this cake for so long but eggless. please suggest .

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  not sure about the egg sub
  
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pooja

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can i use ghee or oil instead of butter please?

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Yeleena Thomas

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Loved it aarthi....everyone liked it very much. I baked it in pressure cooker. Successful. Thank You.
Here's how my turned out:

https://workingmomsrecipes.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/pineapple-upside-down-pressure-cooker-cake/

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Vibitha Abhilash

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Dear Aarthi, thanks a ton for this recipe. As the name of your blog suggests this cake is very "yummy �� in the tummy"!!! I can't believe that something made in theicrowave could be so soft and spongy.I followed your recipe verbatim and the result is foodgasm!!!Only one little difference, I used kiwi instead of Pineapple �� but it is indeed tasty

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Deepa

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Akka your posts are awesome, I have started baking after seeing your wonderful cake recipe

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Aparna

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Hi aarthi, ur recipes are lovely , its a great pleasure going thru them..Thanks a lot.
1 query on this pine apple up side down cake.I have 0.5cup dark chocolate chips & white chocolate chips -tovether.also pecans 0.5 cup .can I add them in this ,or some other ingredientes modifications needed ?

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  you can add the chocolate chips into the batter, just coat them in some flour before adding. You can add the nuts to the caramel and pour the batter on top and bake.
  
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sowmiya N

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Hi Arthi ur cake receipes are super doper .....but I don't have oven can u tell me how to cook cakes without oven that will very useful for me and others dr

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neha

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hi aarthi, love ur recipes. going to try this one and will let u know after completion. I hv a doubt...for all your baked recipes u use a microwave oven or OTG? kindly reply cos the temp and time differ in both. i have an OTG. thank u

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Nadia

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yummy yummy! good cake texture! i used frozen pineapples and some orange juice since that was all i had, and it turned out really good, very sweet.

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