Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Simple pineapple cake is the cake that has pineapple flavor and garnished with pineapple rings on the top but, upside down, pineapple cake is the one that has pineapple rings at the base and it is inverted at the time of serving. This upside down pineapple cake is a unique recipe and good for those who likes extra pineapple flavor in the cake.

How to make upside down pineapple cake?

For upside down pineapple cake brown sugar is mixed with melting butter until caramelized. This mixture is then poured in a baking dish along with fresh or canned pineapple slices. At the top of the pineapple, cake batter is poured and set to bake. After cake is baked it is inverted on the serving dish so that pineapple slices are visible on the top. Upside down pineapple cake is served warm with whipped cream.

Upside down pineapple cake recipes

Upside down pineapple cake came into limelight in 1920. Most of the upside down pineapple cake recipes are made with canned pineapple instead of fresh because in 1920, fresh pineapple was not easily available. Canned pineapple was a rage at that time so traditional upside down pineapple cake contains canned pineapple.