Upside Down Pineapple Cake

Total Time
Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

Updated on Oct. 01, 2022

Gloria Poyer of Hackettstown, New Jersey needs just a few easy ingredients to dress up a boxed mix and create this classic cake. It bakes up so moist and pretty, no one will believe it wasn't made from scratch.

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Upside Down Pineapple Cake

Yield: 10 servings
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 40 min

Ingredients

  • 6 canned pineapple slices
  • 6 maraschino cherries
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
  • 1 package white cake mix (regular size)

Directions

  1. Place pineapple slices in a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Place a cherry in the center of each slice. Sprinkle half of the walnuts around the pineapple. Prepare cake mix according to package directions; spoon batter over pineapple layer. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.
  2. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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