Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Name: Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix; 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix); 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix); 1 cup water (plus reserved pineapple juice to make as much liquid as called for by your cake mix); 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved or (15 ounce) can pineapple rings; 1 cup maraschino cherry, drained; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine; 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts; 1/3 cup shredded coconut

Servings: persons

1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
1 cup water (plus reserved pineapple juice to make as much liquid as called for by your cake mix)
1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved or (15 ounce) can pineapple rings
1 cup maraschino cherry, drained
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
1/3 cup shredded coconut

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
Take and seperate juice from pineapple, reserve for later.
3
Melt butter in small bowl in microwave. Take melted butter and fully coat a 13x9 dish (sides included, use all of butter).
4
Sprinkle sugar on bottom of dish, place pineapple rings or chunks were desired, then sprinkle the nuts, cherries, and coconut evenly over sugar and pineapple.
5
Combine water and drained syrup.
6
Prepare packaged cake as directed using the mixed water/syrup as the needed liquid.
7
Pour cake mixture in dish over sprinkled toppings and fruit.
8
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until done.
9
Cool 5-10 minutes before inverting cake onto serving pan.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix, 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix), 1 cup water (plus reserved pineapple juice to make as much liquid as called for by your cake mix), and more.

Yes, Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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