pineapple upside down bundt cake

Name: Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 36 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter (melted); 1/2 cup(s) packed brown sugar; 1 can(s) (8-oz) pineapple rings (reserve juice); 1 jar(s) marashino cherries; 1 box(es) duncan hines yellow or pineapple cake mix; 3 - eggs; 1/3 cup(s) vegetable oil; - milk; 1 box(es) vanilla instant pudding

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Liz Owen

Oklahoma City, OK

Updated on Oct 31, 2025

This pineapple upside down bundt cake recipe was hand written and submitted by Gloria Felts. Gloria is one of the original founders of Twin Rivers Estates. She is the sweetest person you could ever know.

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Made this for my fellow frontline Co-workers in the ICU. I hope they enjoy

prep time 10 Min

cook time 36 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter (melted)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 can (8-oz) pineapple rings (reserve juice)
1 jar marashino cherries
1 box duncan hines yellow or pineapple cake mix
3 - eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
- milk
1 box vanilla instant pudding

How To Make pineapple upside down bundt cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Spray the bundt pan with Pam no-stick baking spray with flour. Make sure to get every nook and cranny.
Step 3

Melt butter and pour evenly into the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Cut pineapple rings in half and alternate with cherries around pan and set aside.
Step 4

In a large mixing bowl stir cake mix and pudding mix together. Drain the pineapple juice into measuring cup and add enough milk to make 1 cup of liquid and add to cake/pudding mixture. Add oil. Then add eggs one at a time to cake/pudding mixture until thoroughly mixed with a mixer on medium speed for approx 2 minutes.
Step 5

Carefully pour the batter over the fruit and bake for 33 to 36 minutes. To avoid spills, make sure to put the bundt pan on a baking sheet.
Step 6

Cool 10 minutes in the pan. Slide knife around edges and center. Invert cake onto serving tray. Slice between the pineapples and serve warm or at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 520kcal, carbohydrates: 66g, cholesterol: 91mg, fat: 24g, fiber: 1g, protein: 11g, saturated fat: 12g, sodium: 521mg, sugar: 48g, unsaturated fat: 12g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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