July 10, 2011

Pineapple Upsidedown Cake - A Guest post from The Hungry Housewife

Today I have the super funny, super cute Leslie from The Hungry Housewife!
If you haven't been to her site you're missing out!
I have been a reader of hers for a LONG time!  
I especially love her vlogs..she cracks me up everytime.
ANND she posted this recipe a while back that I am literally OBSESSED with.  It's called Ice Cream Bread and you only need 2 ingredients: ice cream and flour..yes, I am serious. That's called genius, people.
Hi there. Fancy meeting you here on the ever so fabulous site..Cookies and Cups. Shelly was kind enough to ask me to do a guest post and I just couldn't turn down the opportunity to make an appearance on her site. My name is Leslie Green and I write the food blog, The Hungry Housewife..feel free to stop by my blog and say HI when you get a chance.
Pineapple Upside-Down cake...doesn't it just scream 1975 (well, that and dump cake)? I can remember my Mom making pineapple upside-down cake all the time. I am sure she made it from scratch, but I am lazy and have laundry up to my waist, so I am happy to take a short cut every once in a while, especially if the short cut provides delicious results. However, I am sure that if I poured melted brown sugar and butter over cardboard it would be delicious.
This is a super easy cake to throw together, pop in the oven and impress your guests with little effort.
I suggest using fresh pineapple slices if you can get your hands on them, however using canned is totally acceptable :)

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
1 box Duncan Hines Yellow Cake Mix
1 1/3 cup Pineapple Juice
1/3 cup Vegetable Oil
3 large Eggs
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
2/3 cup butter
1 2/3 cup brown sugar
1 (20 oz) can Sliced Pineapple or fresh pineapple slices
Maraschino Cherries
Preheat oven to 350.
In a small sauce pan melt the butter.
Pour the butter into into a 9 x 13 pan and sprinkle the brown sugar over the melted butter.
Arrange the pineapple slices in the pan in nice little neat rows. Add 1 cherry in the middle of each pineapple slice.
In a mixer bowl, mix cake mix, pineapple juice, oil, eggs and vanilla on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
Pour the cake batter into the pan over the pineapple.
Bake for 30-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto your serving dish.
DIG IN!
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Thanks Leslie!!  Now go say HI!

23 comments:

Jennifer said...

We always make it in a BIG ol' iron skillet.. :)

Either way... its so good!

Unknown said...

My Little Sister's Favorite Cake!

Cookbook Queen said...

Love this cake!! My mom always made it and I haven't had a piece in sooo long. I'm putting this on my list for this Summer!!

Debbie Bonczek said...

Mmmm . . . my mom used to make this all the time when I was a kid. It is so pretty (and yummy).

Barbara | Creative Culinary said...

I always use a cast iron skillet too but I love pineapple upside down cake so much I don't imagine it would matter what it's baked in for me. But I did think the other day that my next must have some bourbon...oh that crust, gooey business around the pineapples with a bit of bourbon. Yum.

Although I typically make cakes today from scratch, this recipe is almost spot on to the one I've used for years with a boxed mix, down to putting in some pineapple juice. Craving now. Thanks for reminding me; one of my favorite cakes ever!

Anonymous said...

I am so making this cake!

Maris (In Good Taste) said...

I am so making this cake!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful Guest Post! I love pineapple up-side down cake - it's a classic for a reason!!

Unknown said...

This is a GREAT post...I just love this cake, it reminds me of my aunt who always brought this. love it.

Robyn | Add a Pinch said...

Pineapple upside down cake is a favorite around here, too.

Gerry @Foodness Gracious said...

Leslie, awesome picture! You turned my world pineapple upside down...

Kim Bee said...

Love pineapple upside down cake. Great post.

SweetSugarBelle said...

Everyone hearts pineapple upside-down cake! ♥

cocoa and coconut said...

Upside down cakes are a great way to go if your bored with normal ones. I love the colours that the cherries add!

bridget {bake at 350} said...

Hi Leslie!!! So fun to see you over here at Shelly's!

It's now 8:25am and all I want is cake.

Heather @ Sweet Sins said...

If I do box pineapple cake this is how I always do it!! It works like a charm every time!!

Food Glorious Food! said...

Great idea! Thanks for sharing... needed some easy recipe to impress my visiting sister -law... this is perfect!

SMITH BITES said...

well i WAS just thinking about making a key lime pie . . . however . . .

Amy J. and Tiffanie A. said...

Oh my yummy!!! Looks so good, bet it tasted even better than it looked!

Kathleen said...

Leslie, this looks amazing! I just stumbled it :)

Anonymous said...

This looks so yummy! Great recipe!

Georgia Pellegrini said...

I've never made a cake like this before but I've always wondered about it. Wonderful guest post!

Anonymous said...

I have made this cake many times and there are always aguments on the size of the pieces, so what I have recently done is bought a big cupcake pan, and made the cake into cupcakes, turns our great and there are no arguments over "she got a bigger piece of pineapple" or that one is bigger.

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