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Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake

By Deborah L Melian

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This Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a quick and easy cake recipe with lots of crisp apples and sweet pineapple.

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Step-By-Step Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a twist on the original recipe. It pairs the sweetness of pineapple with the crispness of apples tucked a rich cake base.

I’m always on the lookout for a great potluck dessert. I love Upside Down Pineapple Cake not only because it’s so easy to make but because it also looks so pretty on presentation.

So this last summer, I thought I’d go a little “midwestern tropical” by adding apples to this recipe. I’d still follow in part the main steps but include some fanned apples for a show-stopping cake.

This delightfully beautiful cake starts with simple ingredients from the pantry.

Ingredients for Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

After preheating the oven to 375 degrees F, place butter in your baking dish and melt it in the hot oven.

Butter in Pan found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Once the butter has melted, sprinkle some brown sugar over the butter and put it back into the oven to heat, about five minutes.

Before baking - Brown Sugar and Butter found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Baking it makes the brown sugar come out rich and sweet and creates a layer of sugary goodness to lay the apples on.

Melted Butter and Brown Sugar found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

To prepare the apples, core and slice about two Fuji apples. I like leaving the skin on because I like the added crunch, but you can peel it if you want to.

Cored Sliced Apples found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Fan the apple slices over the buttered brown sugar. And, in the open spaces, place a marchino cherry.

Fanned Apples found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Rather than using pineapple slices, like the original recipe requires, I use crushed pineapple. Drain it well and squeezed out the excess juice.

Drained Pineapple found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Then distribute the pineapple evenly over the apples.

Crushed Pineapple over Apple Slices found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

When you start the batter, collect the pineapple juice and top with water if necessary to make one full cup.

One Cup Pineapple Juice and Water from WisconsinHomemaker.com

Continue with mixing the batter per the box instructions.

Cake Batter found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Use a a mixer to combine the rest of the ingredients. Once mixed well, pour the batter over the pineapple.

Batter Poured over Pineapple found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Be sure to leave a bit of space at the top of the baking dish so that it won’t overflow.

Leveled Cake Batter found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Put this into a preheated oven to bake for about 50 minutes or so.

Golden Brown Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

Once baked to golden brown, remove from the oven and let it cool on a rack for about 10 minutes. Next, take a knife around the outside of the cake to release it from the baking dish.

Releasing Cake from Baking Dish from WisconsinHomemaker.com

Then with a quick flip, invert the cake over onto a slightly larger serving platter. Let this sit for another 30 minutes and then after removing the baking dish, cut and served it. Delish!

Sliced and Served Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake found on WisconsinHomemaker.com

It’s moist and rich, and between the apples and pineapple, well, let’s just say, the photo doesn’t do justice to how really tasty it is.

If you want more deliciously tempting apple recipes, then check out Wisconsin Homemaker’s Recipe Section.

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Apple Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This recipe is a step up from the original Pineapple Upside Down Cake. With crisp Fuji apples and crushed pineapple and the rich cake base, you’ll be amazed at how simple and easy it is to make. Bakes up in under 60 minutes.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 60-minutes-or-less, cake recipe, pineapple
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 485kcal
Author: Deborah L Melian

Ingredients

  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 Fuji apples cored and sliced
  • 20 ounces crushed pineapple drained, reserve liquid
  • 6 ounces maraschino cherries drained
  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pan). In 10 inch round or 13×9-inch pan, melt butter in oven.
  • Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter.
  • Arrange apples in a spiral with cherry in the center. If using a rectangular pan, you can do this several times. Add cherries where you want.
  • Next distribute crushed pineapple over the apples and cherries. Be sure to fill in all the empty spaces.
  • !For the Cake Mix
  • Add enough water to reserved pineapple juice to measure 1 cup.
  • Make cake batter as directed according to the directions on the cake box. Substitute the pineapple juice/water mixture for the water.
  • Pour batter evenly over apples, pineapple and cherries.
  • Bake 48 to 50 minutes (44 to 53 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • After you remove cake from oven, let cook for five minutes.
  • Then run knife around side of pan to loosen cake.
  • Placing heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; invert it carefully, so as not to drip the hot juices.
  • Leave pan over cake for about 10 minutes so brown sugar topping can drizzle over cake.
  • Remove pan. Cool additional 30 minutes.
  • Serve warm or cool.
  • Store uneaten cake in the refrigerator.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 553mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 68g | Vitamin A: 335IU | Vitamin C: 8.7mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 1.8mg

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