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easy upside-down cake

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jeanne Benavidez
Odessa, TX

Since I am not a great baker, I take all of the help I can get when I do decide to bake. This is really an easy and delicious recipe.

(1 rating)
yield 8 - 10
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For easy upside-down cake

  • 1/2 c
    butter, melted
  • 2/3 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 can
    pineapple slices or crushed
  • 10
    maraschino cherries, no stems
  • 1
    yellow cake mix (with ingredients required on box)

How To Make easy upside-down cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 F
  • 2
    Melt the butter and pour in into a 9 x 13 baking dish.
  • 3
    Sprinkle the brown sugar over the melted butter.
  • 4
    Place the pineapple slices over the brown sugar and place a maraschino cherry in the center of each slice.
  • 5
    Mix the cake mix according to the directions except use the pineapple juice and water to reach to amount of water called for in the directions.
  • 6
    Pour the cake batter over the pineapple slices and bake according to box directions.
  • 7
    When the cake is done, remove from oven and let sit for @ 5 minutes. Place a serving tray or cookie sheet upside down over the cake; Turn the cake upside down so it will come out of the cake pan onto the tray. Let sit for a few minutes then remove the cake pan.
  • 8
    OPTION: Replace the pineapple slices and cherries with canned, sliced peaches (drained, making Peach Upside Down Cake.
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