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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  • 21 November 2012

    Wendy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious cake - so moist and simple to make. Its a bit of a flat cake though

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  • 25 November 2012

    sarahjane commented on this recipe

    Delicious, its as simple as that!!!!

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  • 25 November 2012

    sarahjane rated this recipe

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  • 15 December 2012

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This turned out brilliantly :) I used demerera sugar, and substituted the butter for Flora Light and it tasted delicious - my friends devoured the whole thing in record time. Looks very impressive too! Great served with warm custard.

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  • 26 December 2012

    Kiwidebs commented on this recipe

    Im addicted to it, I cant stop making it, especially with a bit of christmas cheer added to the mix!!!! think rum.........

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  • 30 December 2012

    Esther rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this cake so many times since I found this recipe a few months ago, this cake is so beautifuly delicious and very simple to make. In my last cake due to the festive season I've reduce the pineapple juice from the tin into a syrup and add a staranise and a bit of rum and then added to the mix, the result was superb!! you could taste the pineapple and at the same time that little kick of the rum. Worth to try!!

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  • 30 December 2012

    Helen Middlemas rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Utterly Gorgeous and so so easy

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  • 10 January 2013

    ratty commented on this recipe

    Totally yummy. I'm rubbish at baking but this was quick, easy and tasted fab.

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  • 10 January 2013

    ratty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    ooops forgot the stars :-)

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  • 13 January 2013

    Orpingtonmum rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Made this with my 7yr old daughter. She said it was better than the chocolate brownie cake we made from this website last week! I had bought pineapple in juice , so used golden syrup to replace the syrup from the tin, and halved the sugar in the sponge after reading the previous reviews. Lovely flavour sponge!

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  • 21 January 2013

    Lisadoll80 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I had not had this since I was a child and when I saw the recipe here I had to make it. I made it yesterday and its all gone. I had a piece last night while it was still warm with some ice cream as recommended.

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  • 27 January 2013

    Slerte commented on this recipe

    I followed this recipe but when I turned the cake out the cake mix was still liquid inside. Disaster.

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  • 27 January 2013

    cyclegirl2 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this pineapple upside down cake for Sunday lunch and everyone loved it. I would highly recomend it as it is easy to make and it is very yummy. I made it with pineapple pieces instead of rings and it looked and tasted just as delicous

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  • 11 February 2013

    Anni commented on this recipe

    The flavour was absolutely amazing, but when I turned it out into a plate it all turned to mush! Would be unfair to rate it down as I blame the rubbish electric oven I was forced to work with. Even still with a glass of milk and keeping one's eyes closed so as not to see the horrible presentation, the gorgeous flavours were undeniable

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  • 18 February 2013

    Belle rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    As a novice baker I found the recipe easy and my partner thoroughly enjoyed it.

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  • 20 February 2013

    spyro rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    very nice came out lovely will do this one again

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  • 20 February 2013

    spyro commented on this recipe

    already left commet had to rate

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  • 03 March 2013

    xx_becka_xx rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Mine leaked all over the toffee all over the bottom of the oven so would definitely put it on a baking try next time. The cake is also quite shallow in height. Not sure if I did something wrong or if its only suppose to be about 2.5 cm high. Tasted delicious and looked exactly like the one in the picture. Very pretty.

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  • 07 March 2013

    origami09 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This cake is for real sugar-lovers. Too sweet for me, but my husband will be thrilled.

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  • 08 March 2013

    Rinni rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely and easy. I used golden syrup and tasted just as yummy. A firm favourite that the kids help to make.

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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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