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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  • 03 July 2010

    Holley commented on this recipe

    It's in the oven as I type and I hope it comes out right! I haven't quite gotten used to changing the times for a fan assisted oven. Silly me! I used a 20cm spring-form tin and had to make double the topping to layer the bottom of the tin. I hope it doesn't come out too sweet! Looked good going in! Fingers crossed!

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  • 03 July 2010

    Holley rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Came out looking yummy. Would have doubled the cake mix for a 20cm tin. :D

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  • 15 July 2010

    patricia rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for the first time, l followed the recipe to the letter and it came out perfect, we had it with custard and it was delicious, l will be making it again.

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  • 27 July 2010

    chef sehrish commented on this recipe

    This recipe is unbelieveable-simple and so quick! perfect to impress ANYBODY! do try it with compliments to whoever invented it :)

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  • 27 July 2010

    chef sehrish rated and commented on this recipe

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    This recipe is unbeievable-simple and so quick! this is the perfect recipe to impress ANYBODY! do try it with compliments to whoever invented this :)

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  • 31 July 2010

    kyelyla rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I've never made this before but tryed it for my b/fs birthday and it was so easy to make, tasted lovley and looked pretty impressive too! :)

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    07 August 2010

    Sam rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and really easy to make - great recipe!

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  • 10 August 2010

    Tallie rated and commented on this recipe

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    This cake recipe is fantastic-it was devoured very quickly and I found it very easy and fun to make. I will definately make this again as it was enjoyed by everyone!

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  • 15 August 2010

    agacius rated this recipe

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  • 16 August 2010

    lindad rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really good recipe. Easy to do and everyone loved it. Will make this again

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  • 25 August 2010

    Midnight rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Simple to make and a delightful blast from the past for the taste-buds. Overall, an easy cake for beginner bakers.

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  • 06 September 2010

    mariades rated this recipe

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  • 14 September 2010

    Holley commented on this recipe

    I would recommend for a more cake based recipe you double the actual cake base ingredients. I have quite a small cake tin and it came out quite thin.

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  • 14 September 2010

    Granty rated and commented on this recipe

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    Devine! The retro look makes this cake a great 'gift' for pregnant pals hoping to get things moving!

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  • 02 October 2010

    Lisa Holdsworth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is wonderful. really quick and easy and taste amazing. we make it with a 3 year old and there is enough tokeep her going but not complicated so she gets bored. we also make it dairy free using Pure butter. brightens our family saturday afternoons

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  • 02 October 2010

    Sabrina85 commented on this recipe

    Hi, Years ago I tried this dessert when I visited the United States (I'm from Bulgaria) and since this is my favorite dessert. I think I'll prepar it for the anniversary with my boyfriend next month. Thanks for the recipe !

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  • 13 October 2010

    Lia commented on this recipe

    Loved this recipe! Had not made this for years and used to use golden syrup, this is much lighter tasting recipe. I made it for a friends birthday lunch at work, it was a big hit served with (low fat) creme fresh. Thank you

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  • 17 October 2010

    Hayley rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I melted a teaspoon of butter in 2 large ramekins, shook it about a bit and sprinkled in the castor sugar to coat the bottom and sides. Popped a pineapple ring and cherry in each and topped with the cake mixture made using half the quantities in the recipe. Then nuked them together in the microwave for 3 minutes on max. I wasn't too optimistic about the results but they came out perfectly. I'm sure the baked version is better but this way was a fantasticly quick last-minute pud.

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  • 31 October 2010

    bijou commented on this recipe

    Made this today. Just couldn't believe how easy it was. Didn't want to lose the syrup by cooking it in a loose bottomed tin and didn't have a fixed bottom one so baked it in a ceramic dish (7" x 9") and it turned out perfectly. Served as a pudding with custard, everyone enjoyed - yum!

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  • 31 October 2010

    bijou rated and commented on this recipe

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    Forgot the stars!

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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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