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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  • 09 November 2009

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    Yummy!!

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  • 15 November 2009

    jdymond rated and commented on this recipe

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    just like mamma used to make! fantastic!

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    Made this with my four yr old who loved it as did the rest of the family.

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  • 14 April 2010

    jultine rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely delicious, light, moist and the sticky toffee topping is just the cherry on top! Chloe and Hannah loved it with whipped cream. Try it, you won't be sorry. yum! =-)

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  • 03 May 2010

    gjfeenan rated and commented on this recipe

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    It tastes great but it sank dreadfully in the middle so it looks a bit odd. I have to agree about the mess. Make sure you have a tray on an underneath shelf while you're cooking the cake - the drips make a right mess!

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  • 10 May 2010

    sharon commented on this recipe

    Made this today and it was fantastic all the family enjoyed it. It's great with ice cream.

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  • 15 May 2010

    wilko commented on this recipe

    very easy recipe to follow came out beautifully and absolutely gorgeous will definately be cooking it again

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  • 23 May 2010

    Bridget commented on this recipe

    Made this cake last night with fresh pineapple and omitted the syrup. Turned out lovely served with fresh cream. Only problem was that I used a loose bottomed cake tin and the nice caramel oozed out during the baking process!

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  • 03 June 2010

    Canisp rated and commented on this recipe

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    Firstly - I am not a baker. I happened to have spare fresh pineapple and remember Pineapple Upside Down cake from my youth, when my mum's American friends made it. I had no light brown sugar and had to use light muscovado sugar. Aneasy recipe to follow and it has turned out marvellous! Will definitely bake it again.

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    Fatso rated and commented on this recipe

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    Gorgeous recipe, turned out perfect - absolutely no complaints :-)

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    moomoo commented on this recipe

    A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!

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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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