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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  • 31 March 2011

    jdymond commented on this recipe

    just like mum used to make when i was little! perfect

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  • 02 April 2011

    Kimblyarna rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I was so nervous about making this after previous fruit-y cake disasters, but I followed the recipe and it turned out YUMMY, just how I remember having it when I was younger. So quick and simple to make, perfect to throw together for last minute visitors. Will definitely make again.

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  • 05 April 2011

    Kath rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    love making this! Perfect way to use up fresh pineapple which we never get round to eating! did leave it in the tin and it cooled v messy sticky mess trying to get it out! so try to take it out while still warm!

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  • 10 April 2011

    mamaninie commented on this recipe

    just started to read the comments once the cake had gone in the oven - and immediately whipped a tray underneath the tin as the syrup was dripping out already!

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  • 14 April 2011

    Tom Knighton rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Is delicious and easy to make. I added cherries on the bottom (or the top when cooking) and it makes it very tasty. You need to add the cherries about halfway through cooking or else they sink

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  • 16 April 2011

    flower88 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    was really easy to make and will be making again soon ... yum :)

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  • 17 April 2011

    paulgent commented on this recipe

    i made this and was told by a lady in the wi it was really good and im in the wrong profetion

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  • 24 April 2011

    maplesugar rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent - so easy, but looks like it took some effort. Moist, sweet, rich, perfect cake

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  • 28 April 2011

    Sunjiha rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I haven't baked a cake in a very long while so was looking for an easy way to ease myself in - this cake WAS IT! It was easy, delicious, most and brought back wonderful memories of classic puds. Went down a treat after lunch on Saturday.

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  • 08 May 2011

    Top Cat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Bloomin' lovely! This was may favourite pudding as a kid, and this recipe didn't disappoint me one bit. Came out lovely first time.

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  • 15 May 2011

    Kate rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've made this a couple of times recently, once with pineapple in juice rather than syrup and the other with fresh pineapple and tropical fruit juice. Both times it was delicious and as sweet as I would have wanted it.

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  • 27 May 2011

    Giraffe rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    it just came out from my oven and it tastes good! ;-)

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  • 05 June 2011

    mooingzelda rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous! I used fresh pineapple and the cake was wonderfully moist. It nearly all disappeared 10 minutes after taking it out of the oven!

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  • 10 June 2011

    NBrooke rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Brilliant recipe, same as a lot of people said before though Id advise a tray underneath as there is now burnt sugar on the bottom of my oven! Oops. Tastes great though, havent had one since my mum used to cook them when I was little.

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  • 30 June 2011

    Anji commented on this recipe

    So far mine has dripped all over the oven and hasn't anywhere near cooked in the time stated. Feeling glum now since this was a birthday cake for my partner's 30th birthday and wont have time to make another before he gets back from work. Just hoping that it eventually gets somewhere so I can get the sausage rolls in...

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  • 13 July 2011

    Gouyez rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was AMAZING! So easy to make too literally took no time at all to prepare and then 40 minutes to cook. I used esh pineapple and just boiled it for 7 minutes with a tablespoon of light brown muscavado sugar and a tablespoon of authentic Canadian maple syrup. It was absolutely amazinnnnggggg.

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  • 21 July 2011

    emmagenevieve rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this recipe to use up some over-ripe pineapple and loved it! I halved the recipe as I only had half the pineapple, but it worked fine in a 15" sandwich tin. I also used gluten free self raising and sunflower spread and it worked perfectly.

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  • 23 July 2011

    Emma Reid rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this today Ive never made a cake in my life.. So i was very surprised it came out perfect lol Wicked! lol x

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  • 24 July 2011

    RoobieRawwrr rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Brilliant!

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  • 29 July 2011

    Mighty Bush commented on this recipe

    I used the mixture to make buns as well. Just chop pineapple into smaller pieces and add to the mix before baking. Really lovely pineapple taste and light too.

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

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