How to make Pineapple Upside Down Cake
If you’ve never had a Pineapple Upside Down Cake, you don’t know what you’re missing. And when its good its OMG good!
This is my wife’s favorite cake so you know I make it on a regular basis. It’s really easy to make and using fresh pineapples really kicks it up a notch. Of course, you can use canned pineapples if fresh is not available.
This cake is absolutely incredible warm, but even cold out of the refrigerator the next day it was pretty darn good! The density of the cake will just amaze you, along with the subtle flavors of the cake next to the sweetness of the topping and the tart-sweet pineapple…sigh
This is definitely a classic. A cake that everyone should remember because it’s just that good!
If you love a good cake recipe you might also like these recipes:
- Pineapple Butter Cake
- Italian Cannoli Pound Cake
- Chocolate Mousse Cake
- Meyer Lemon Pistachio Pound Cake
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter softened
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
- 1 pineapple cut slices without the core
- 1/4 cup blueberries or maraschino cherries
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup milk
Instructions
- In a saucepan melt 1 cup butter and add in the brown sugar and blend well to incorporate all the melted butter.
- Divide the mixture between two 9' round cake pans, arrange fresh pineapple slices in the pan, you should be able to place 4 slices in the pan, then use sections to fill in the rest of the pan. I used blueberries in the center of the pineapple, you could stay traditional and use maraschino cherries, or even use cranberries.(for a twist sprinkle the topping with chopped pecans)
- In a stand mixer or a large bowl, cream the sugar with the rest of the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time and then the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in another bowl and blend together well.
- Mix the Greek yogurt and milk together and alternately add in the flour then the yogurt, 1/3 at a time. mixing well after each addition. Divide between the two pans
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Immediately invert onto a serving platter, then allow to cool briefly.
PG
Isnt there a more simple recipe? This need a large volume of ingredients!
The pineapple butter cake recipe is awesome. Made too many times now
katherina
Hi! I simply want to offer you a big thumbs up for your great recipe!
I will be coming back to your website for more soon.
cookmarked
I def agree with using fresh! It's always better that way. 🙂 These pictures are making my stomach talk!
Kate
Hi Dennis – Couple of things – First I'm not certain if everyone has a Foodbuzz contract that allows them to directly contact a company and feature them in a giveaway on their blog. It seems to me that I read that Foodbuzz controls that for the newer contracts… So, folks need to check their contracts prior to making any of their own contacts – although I'm pretty certain FB doesn't have the staff to monitor all of the giveaways! Second, the Top 9. I too questioned how they're selected. FB was very vague but basically said it's buzz but people eat with their eyes. I felt like they were saying they choose the top rated posts with great photos. I'm not sure why they can't do a page of the best daily photos a la Tastespotting et al but they don't. I wonder if a lot of others would like to see a page of great photos every day? Thank you so much for providing this forum!! Kate
Betty Ray
Sorry I'm late here – just catching up. My grandmother used to make upside down cake ALL the time and it was so good but I never found her recipe. Yours looks wonderful and I am printing it out to try. Thanks for the lovely memories!
FOODESSA
This delightful cake certainly got my attention. Reversed cakes, especially pineapple…was my Nonna's quick put together when she knew we were coming for an afternoon visit and a game of cards…also her favorite ;o)
I'll have to kepp your recipe in file for when that mood strikes me ;o)
Ciao for now,
Claudia
whatsfordinneracrossstatelines
My grandmother always made pineapple upside down cake, so I'm a huge fan. Love all your advice as usual. Only thing I noticed about Top 9 is if your photo is on FG or TS, it's on the Top 9. Have a great week!
-Gina-
mangiabella
haha there is an old saying around here that goes "a happy life is a happy wife" – there is much truth to that 🙂
Rosemary
I have to admit that I'm not the biggesst pineapple upside down cake in the world, but you're tempting me! The Greek yogurt and blueberries are nice additions and I'm sure that fresh pineapple makes a world of difference. I could be convinced!
You offer such great advice. Thanks much!
lostpastremembered
I love pineapple upside down cake Dennis, I don't know why I don't make it more often… great recipe and the photos are mouthwatering… hope you had a great New Years!!!
lisaiscooking
I love pineapple upside down cake, and this one is a beauty! Sounds great with the Greek yogurt.
Stella
Yum, Dennis! I agree that yogurt really does something special to cakes. It's kind of amazing sometimes actually. Oh, and thanks for all the good advice too;-)
Grace
Just the perfect cake!!!! I've been sick all week and just now getting to reading all this amazing blog posts. I just mentioned how I was sick of winter and this cake is the perfect recipe to make when you're feeling the blues through winter and you want to transport yourself to some place warm. Thank you Dennis!!! Can always count on you for a pick me up.
grace
this is my grandpa's favorite cake, and i'll admit that i love it too. the greek yogurt is a great addition!
Debbie
Thanks for the idea on Giveaways, I never thought to contact a company directly!
Kim - Liv Life
Oohhh, Dennis! You have my all time favorite cake here. I used to ask my mom to make these for my birthday (occasionally we would switch with Apple Pie). With mu love of anything tropical, it's only natural I'd love this one. I haven't made one in years though, just kind of forgot about it. This is going to the top of my list!
And as for Danno… well.. I admit to a bit of a crush on him! Well, it was a bigger crush until I found out he was only 5'5… that's the same as me, so too short in my book for me. Loving that show though! We don't miss an episode.
I never thought to ask to host a giveaway, you are right, what it there to lose? I might give that a try!
Megan
HI Chef D! I have never made a pineapple upside down cake…. I may just have to head out for a piña and make one. Divine – Love the Chef D tips of the trade – made me smile and cool photos, the one of the cake on the platter is stellar! -megs
FOODalogue
Thanks for answering my question about uploading photos to accompany posts on FB. Since my blog is on automatic feed, I have to go in after it's posted in activity and then upload photo via edit. Perhaps I'll look into manual upload.
P.S. Cake looks wonderful. So moist.
Lauren
This looks so gourmet – your photos really take it to the next level!
Kita
Your pictures are looking better by the post!
As for photographs – oh you got me with that last statement. I hate when I see a photograph on sites like tastespotting and foodgawker that are not by the persons who is posting, but copied/linked from a professional site. Totally deflates my efforts to take decent pics.
gigabiting
I've been making pineapple upside down cake for ages. It is actually my son's birthday cake of choice, and I have a tried and true recipe (he's 23 now- a lot of cakes are behind us) But the Greek yogurt twist is intriguing.
Trish
Pineapple upside down cake is definitely one of my all-time favorite desserts. I try not to eat too many sweets but when I do, I make it count. This one definitely makes it count. I love how you added fresh pineapple and blueberries…plus the Greek yogurt, yum! Pineapple-upside down cake is my new favorite cocktail too 🙂
Joanne
When life hands you beautiful pineapples – make pineapple cake! Even if you're cookied out.
This looks so delicious to me. And I am totally cookied out.
ravienomnoms
Oh my goodness that looks really fantastic Dennis! I feel like I just have to make this now. It would be a great cake to have at a summer get together, or any get together really.
LaPhemmePhoodie
I love that you used greek yogurt in this recipe. It is my favorite ingredient to play with right now.
Elisabeth
Hi Dennis-Your fresh pineapple-upside down cake is so pretty, and looks so moist. Love the addition of the Greek yogurt, which adds to the moistness.
Great advices-Very professionally handled…congratulations for further success!
thelonelyradish.com
Yes to fresh pineapple.