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.
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.
Similar Recipes,
Apple Upside Down Cake
Mango Upside Down Cake
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Microwave Pineapple Upside Down Cake
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
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| 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.. |
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Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 ⅓ cup / 160 grams
- Baking Powder - 1 tsp
- Salt a pinch
- Sugar - ½ cup / 100 grams
- Egg - 1
- Canned Pineapple Slices- 6
- Syrup comes with pineapple - ½ cup or as needed
- Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
- Unsalted Butter - 2 tblspn melted
- Cherries - 6
- For Caramel:
- Unsalted Butter - 4 tblspn
- Brown Sugar or Jaggery - ½ cup / 100 grams
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease 6 muffin tray with butter or oil. Add few butter cubes in along with some brown sugar and pop it in oven to melt for just 3 to 4 mins.
- Remove it from oven, and place a pineapple slice and a cherry in each one and set aside.
- Now make the batter. Take sugar, eggs, melted butter and vanilla. Give a good mix.
- Add in flour, baking powder and salt and mix well. Add in the pineapple syrup and mix well so it gets into a smooth batter.
- Now use a icecream scoop to scoop the batter and fill each cupcake cases over pineapple.
- Pop this in oven and bake for 25 to 30 mins.
- Remove it from oven and cook it down for just 5 mins. Run a knife around the sides and invert it.
- Serve warm.
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.
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Sift flour, baking powder and salt together |
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| set this aside |
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| Butter a round pan |
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| Take butter, jaggery and a splash of water in a sauce pan and heat it up |
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| cook till it is bubbly |
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| Pour that in the greased pan |
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| now arrange pineapple slices and cherries on top of it |
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| Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl |
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| Beat them till fluffy |
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| add egg in and beat till fluffy |
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| now add half of the flour mixture |
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| and the milk.. |
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| now throw in the rest of the flour mixture |
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| and mix well |
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| Pour it over the pineapple |
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| put it in the oven |
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| and bake it till golden brown |
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| 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:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| invert and serve |
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Microwave Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- Pineapples - chopped to fill bottom of the bowl
- Jaggery or Brown Sugar - 2 tblspn
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 3 tblspn
- Sugar - 1 tblspn
- Curd / Yogurt - 1 tblspn
- Butter - 1.5 tblspn melted
- Pineapple Juice - 1 tblspn
- Vanilla Essence - ½ tsp
- Baking Soda - a pinch
Instructions
- Grease a microwave safe bowl with some butter. I used a 250 ml capacity ramekin.
- Take chopped pineapples and jaggery in a bowl and mix well. Lay this on the bottom of the bowl and microwave it for 1 min. Remove it and set aside.
- Now make the batter, take curd, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and mix well.
- Add in butter, pineapple juice and mix well. Add in flour and baking soda and mix well.
- Pour this over the pineapples and pop it in microwave and cook it for 2 mins.
- Remove it and cool for 5 mins.
- Invert it and serve with a scoop of icecream.
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Raksha
hi,
this looks yummy.nice cake.
Regards,
Raksha
The Yogi Vegetarian
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?
The Yogi Vegetarian
btw you pics are lovely; looks so yummy 🙂
Champa
Nice.
Vineetha
I love this cake !yummy !
maha
yummy yummy just yumm.....dats it...
Suja Manoj
Drool worthy cake,love pineapple in cakes..looks irresistible..
Angela
Looks great. My mom made this a lot when I was growing up; it was always one of my favorites.
Priya
Super gorgeous cake,wish to have a slice..
Nalini's Kitchen
Cake looks fabulous and tempting.....
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Lovely Cake Aarthi. Never made this !!
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
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 🙂
jeyashrisuresh
This sounds yum
Preeti Garg
pineapple cake look so awesome
faseela
awesome bake,.....
Chef Mireille
Although I like pineaaple upside down cake, I actually prefer banana which I have made several times...I'll post a recipe soon
Srivalli
Looks very nice!
rajani
I just had my breakfast, but this post is really making me hungry :)). Lovely cake, and lovely step by step pics, as always 🙂
PJ
Nice cake Aarthi...
Sreya
I have brown sugar. Should i use 1/4 cup of it?
Aarthi
@SreyaYES YOU CAN USE
nazazama
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..
nazazama
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...
Gauri Khanna
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..
Aarthi
@Gauri Khannayes u can use canned pineapples, yes u have to increae the cooking time as well
Anonymous
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.
Hamaree Rasoi
Awesome and delicious looking pineapple cake.
Deepa
Anonymous
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!!
Anonymous
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..
Gauri Khanna
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!!
Anonymous
Hi, cake looks yumm. Just wanted to know if I can replace curd with something else. Pls give quantity also. Thanks!
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can use egg instead of curd. Add 1/2 a beaten egg.
Ananta
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?
Aarthi
@AnantaYes u can use homemade ones
umamahi
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 🙂
Aarthi
@umamahiwill surely look into it
Fermie Praisid
Hi Aarthi,
Can we use any other fruits in this recipe?? Can mangoes or apples be used with the same measurements??
Aarthi
Yes u cn use apples, mangoes, bananas
Nisha
Can we use oil instead of butter. Can you specify the quantity
Aarthi
Use 1/2 cup of oil
durga jayachandran
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 ?
Aarthi
yes u can
megha
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 .
Aarthi
not sure about the egg sub
pooja
can i use ghee or oil instead of butter please?
Yeleena Thomas
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/
Vibitha Abhilash
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
Deepa
Akka your posts are awesome, I have started baking after seeing your wonderful cake recipe
Aparna
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 ?
Aarthi
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.
sowmiya N
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
neha
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
Nadia
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.
Sharon
Hello
I had leftover crushed pineapple, so I made your cake in a mug, with vanilla Greek yogurt instead of curd and used orange juice instead of pineapple juice (what I had on hand)
It turned out pretty tasty, for a quick treat!