Pineapple Upside Down Cake (Doctored up from a box/quick and easy)

Name: Pineapple Upside Down Cake (Doctored up from a box/quick and easy)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Duncan Hines pineapple supreme signature cake mix ** JUST THE MIX! Do Not Add what it says on the box plus what I've put here. **; 1 stick butter; 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple rings, with UNSWEETENED pineapple juice; 7 maraschino cherries, dabbed dry; 3 large eggs; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup reserved pineapple juice from the canned rings, OR water

Carolyn @cinnamona

I needed to make a quick, easy, pineapple upside down cake that tasted like it was from scratch for Easter. Noone was the wiser! Now it's requested every year!

Carolyn @cinnamona

I needed to make a quick, easy, pineapple upside down cake that tasted like it was from scratch for Easter. Noone was the wiser! Now it's requested every year!

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Ingredients

1 hour

12 servings

1Duncan Hines pineapple supreme signature cake mix ** JUST THE MIX! Do Not Add what it says on the box plus what I've put here. **
1 stickbutter
1 cuplight brown sugar, firmly packed
1 can(20 ounces) pineapple rings, with UNSWEETENED pineapple juice
7maraschino cherries, dabbed dry
3 largeeggs
1/3 cupvegetable oil
1 cupreserved pineapple juice from the canned rings, OR water

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Steps

1 hour

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Preheat oven to 325 for dark coated pans, 350 for metal and glass pans
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In a medium pot, melt butter over medium heat.
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Add brown sugar to melted butter, stir until mostly dissolved
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Pour into a greased springform pan (that is placed on a baking sheet) I prefer springform vs bundt cake pans, just a preference. You can use whatever baking vessel you like. Baking times will vary, I'll add a picture of the back of the box for reference
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Now, drain the can of pineapple slices, SAVING THE JUICE! This is key. You will use the juice in place of water needed in the batter.
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Place rings on top of brown sugar and butter mixture. Add a dabbed dry maraschino cherry to the middle of each ring. Dabbing helps keep the red juice from extra staining to the cake and the rings.
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Now, add the 1 cup reserved pineapple juice, the oil and eggs to the cake mix. Beat at low speed for 2 minutes, pour batter over the rings.
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Note: if you do not have enough juice to make 1 cup, simply add water to the juice until you reach the 1 cup mark.
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Bake for 30-35 minutes. Cake is done when a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
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Run a knife between the cake and pan so make sure it's loosened before flipping. Let cake cool for about 5 minutes before flipping. This insures the topping won't run off, but will still release from pan without difficulty.
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For easy flipping: place the platter on top of the pan. Firmly hold the platter against pan and invert quickly. It can be scary, but just try to stay calm! :)
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Now let cool about 20 minutes before slicing. Serve and enjoy!
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Carolyn @cinnamona

on April 13, 2014 16:31

I love to cook and bake so this app is fabulous! I live in north western pa with my boyfriend of 11 yrs so I'm always looking for new and creative recipes to try out!