Pineapple Upside Down Cake with a Twist

Have you ever had Pineapple Upside Down Cake? I haven't, well, at least I hadn't until I made this recipe. I was a little surprised at how simple it was to make and how few ingredients were involved. But being me, I couldn't leave the recipe alone - no, I had to play with it and instead ended up with Pineapple Upside Down Cake with a Twist -- a delicious, play on an old-fashioned recipe.

Here you go -



Pineapple Upside Down Cake with a Twist

• 8 pineapple slices
• 8 chocolate covered cherries
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 yellow cake mix and preparation ingredients

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Lay the pineapple slices side by side, in a 9 inch by 13 inch cake pan.

Place a chocolate covered cherry in the center of each pineapple slice.

Combine melted butter, brown sugar and salt in a small bowl. Drizzle over the pineapple slices.

Prepare the cake mix as directed on the packaging. Pour the cake batter over the pineapple slices.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cake is golden brown. Remove from the oven. Allow the cake to cool, in the pan, for about 10 minutes.

Flip the cake over onto a large serving platter or cake plate.

Serve with vanilla ice cream. Print Recipe | Printable grocery list