Pineapple upside-down cake

Pineapple upside-down cake

Retro rocks. This classic pineapple upside-down cake makes a fun centre piece for afternoon tea and brings back many childhood memories.

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. For the topping, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Spread over the base and a quarter of the way up the sides of a 20-21cm round cake tin. Arrange pineapple rings on top, then place cherries in the centres of the rings.
  2. Place the cake ingredients in a bowl along with 2 tbsp of the pineapple syrup and, using an electric whisk, beat to a soft consistency. Spoon into the tin on top of the pineapple and smooth it out so it's level. Bake for 35 mins. Leave to stand for 5 mins, then turn out onto a plate. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream.
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Per serving

407 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 1g, sugar 36g, salt 0.87 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008.

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  • 01 November 2010

    cool-girl123 commented on this recipe

    Ive made this plenty of times and it has always turned out perfectly! Ive tried it with extra of the butter and sugar on the bottom before you add in the cake mixture and it makes the cake moist and covered in lovely, sugery syrup which is highly yummy and my family thought it was splendid! This is defenetly one to try.....

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  • 03 November 2010

    erimar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I was a bit concerned about the quantities in this recipe as there didn't seem to be enough to me but once it came out of the oven I was proved wrong!! I will definitely use this recipe again, it was very moist and my family loved it :)

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  • 12 November 2010

    BBC Taylor's faves commented on this recipe

    Looks good, ouick and tastes delicious

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  • 27 November 2010

    Velvet Rose commented on this recipe

    my partner made this it was fab... great with cream or ice cream ..

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  • 28 November 2010

    mollymaker rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this cake today and found the recipe very easy, the cake itself was very chewy, next time I think less of the butter and sugar in the base as the syrup it created bubbled over the top and stopped it from rising.

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  • 07 December 2010

    chezzer commented on this recipe

    going to try this one for tonights pudding :-)

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    09 January 2011

    Sue commented on this recipe

    This is a wonderful dessert. Loved by everyone in the family. Will make again and again

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  • 09 January 2011

    amanda rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I tried this exactly as the recipe suggested and it was lovely, really moist and great tasting. This will definitely be a regular in our house.

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  • 09 January 2011

    amanda commented on this recipe

    I tried this exactly as the recipe suggested and it was lovely, really moist and great tasting. This will definitely be a regular in our house.

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  • 16 January 2011

    SueB rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Quite sweet and as others will next time reduce sugar,i too had the problem when using the loose bottomed tin so will use other tin although once i saw the syrup/butter dripping out the base i covered base with tin foil and scrunched it up the side to hold it all in ,then it was fine !! Definately a keep recipe!!

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  • 24 January 2011

    Monica James rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I was asked by my partner to bake this for him but with a twist... I've only just go into cooking/baking again after having the worst oven in the world for 8 years... This cake was the easiest cake i have EVER made.. just throw it all in, mix it up and put it in the oven... EASY! I'm not a cake person so will not be trying it hence why i'm 1 less star above! The timing on this recipe is perfect, i've had no sinking!! The twist in this pudding is to turn it again so the pineapple is back on the bottom, spread some jam over the top and sprinkle some desiccated coconut over it... serve it with custard (all very yuck for me but my partner loves it).. I will comment again with the full verdict!

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  • 27 January 2011

    lorraine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    yummy yummy yummy!!!!! very easy to make too

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  • 30 January 2011

    is it worth waiting for? commented on this recipe

    i shall make this next time, i used nigellas recipe today....check out my food blog http://isitworthwaitingfor.blogspot.com/

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  • 01 February 2011

    Shaz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for my hubby's family and everyone asked for the recipe! Had this with custard. So yummy!

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  • 20 February 2011

    Lilliemillie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this today and it was lovely, light and moist. I'll certainly be making this again.

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  • 24 February 2011

    mrsmooks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Works perfectly, but use a deeper cake tin than I did as it does rise !!! Also good if you use the same recipe, but substitute the pineapple and cherries for blueberries.

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  • 09 March 2011

    elle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A beautifully soft and tasty recipe! And easy to do too, so just right for me.

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  • 27 March 2011

    mhr035 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made it with Plums a couple of weeks back and tonight with Apple instead of Pineapple and cherries. The plum effort came out beautifully. Still waiting for the apple to come out of the oven. An easy, straightforward recipe.

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  • 30 March 2011

    Kirsty F commented on this recipe

    I made this today for my husband and sons pudding. Its turned out amazing and is delicious even cold! Quick tip. After laying out the pineapple slices drizzle 1-2 teaspoons of golden syrup over the slices before adding the cake mixture. I also used pineapples in JUICE, worked a treat too :)

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  • 31 March 2011

    Yasmine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this cake is so easy to make and comes out simply amazing!! i made it today for an after dinner desert and it was great. crunchy roung the sides with that great syrup taste. superb.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Ingredients

FOR THE TOPPING

  • 50g softened butter
  • 50g light soft brown sugar
  • 7 pineapples rings in syrup, drained and syrup
  • glacé cherry

FOR THE CAKE

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Per serving

407 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 49g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 14g, fibre 1g, sugar 36g, salt 0.87 g

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