Pineapple upside down cake is one of the most popular cake recipe. The soft pineapple cake is made with butter, sugar, eggs, pineapples, brown sugar, plain flour. This taste delicious on its own or with a scoop of ice cream.
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
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.
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These are my 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.
What is an Upside Down Cake?
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.
About 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.
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 fruitiness in the cake this way.
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake Ingredients
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. But you can use fresh pineapple slices as well.
Cherries - They have a distinct sour-sweet flavour that compliments this dish. You can use candied cherries or fresh cherries too.
Plain Flour - I used plain flour for making the cake batter. You can use half wheat flour or half refined flour.
Butter - Make sure to use unsalted butter for the batter. If you are using salted butter, you can skip the salt in the recipe.
Sugar - both refined white sugar or brown sugar is used in his recipe. White sugar is added in the cake batter while brown sugar is used in the caramel sauce.
Vanilla - use good quality vanilla extract for flavouring. If you want intense pineapple flavour use pineapple extract too.
Eggs - egg is one of the main ingredient in getting the texture of the cake right.
How to Make Pineapple Upside Down Cake (Stepwise Pictures)
1)Preheat the oven to 160 Degree C / 320 Degree F. Take all your ingredients.
2)Take flour, baking powder and salt in a sifter and sieve it.
3)Set this aside for a moment.
4)Take a round pan and butter it slightly and set aside.
5)Now take jaggery, butter and water in a sauce pan.
6)Heat and melt it down.
7)Pour this in the greased round pan.
8) Now top it with pineapple slices and fill the gaps with cherries.
9)Now make the cake batter. Take butter. sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat it till fluffy.
10)Cream this till the mixture is fluffy.
11)Add in egg and beat again till fluffy.
12)Now add half of the flour mixture and mix well.
12)Pour in the milk and mix again.
13)Now add in the remaining flour and mix well.
15)Now the batter is ready.
16)Pour this over the pineapple slices and bake it for 40-45 mins till the cake is done.
17)Insert a toothpick and check.
18)Remove from the oven and allow it to cool down. Invert it on a plate and serve.
Expert Tips
- half whole wheat flour and plain flour can be used in the cake batter.
- Instead of making own caramel sauce, you can use bottled salted caramel sauce.
- Canned pineapple slices and canned cherries can be used.
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl & Whisk
- 8 Inch Cake Pan
- OTG
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour 120 gms
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ¼ tsp Salt
For Cake Batter
- 100 grams Unsalted Butter
- ¾ cup Sugar 150 gms
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 large Egg
- ½ cup Milk 125 ml
For Caramel Sauce
- ½ cup Brown Sugar 100 grams
- 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- ¼ cup Water
For Lining Cake Pan
- 6 slices Pineapple Slices depending on the pan
- 10 no Candied Cherries
Instructions
- 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. Cake Batter is ready.
- 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.
Notes
- half whole wheat flour and plain flour can be used in the cake batter.
- Instead of making own caramel sauce, you can use bottled salted caramel sauce.
- Canned pineapple slices and canned cherries can be used.
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Raksha
hi,
this looks yummy.nice cake.
Regards,
Raksha
Arathy Gopi
Tried your pineapple upside down cake followed your measurements to the t in gms but the it was excessively sweet I think some changes are required 😉
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!