Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake
Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake takes everything we love about traditional Southern pineapple upside down cake and presents it in a different way. It features crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries and pecan halves on the bottom of the pan, smothered with a buttery brown sugar mixture. After topping with cake batter it’s baked and cooled then flipped over to reveal the pineapple topping. After cooling, serve it with a dollop of whipped cream and additional maraschino cherries for a glorious treat.
Easy Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake Recipe
When we were kids, we all got to choose our favorite flavor of birthday cake to celebrate. My older brother requested pineapple upside down cake every single year for his birthday and each year My Mom made it. It sealed our family’s love of this vintage pineapple cake and we can’t eat it now without thinking of those birthday celebrations. Looking for an updated way to make desserts like this one with a twist, my bundt pan came to the rescue. Using crushed pineapple makes this cake much easier to slice and serve, and the flavor makes it super easy to eat.
How to Make the Best Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake
What is pineapple upside down cake? It’s exactly what it sounds like. Pineapple upside down cake begins with a buttery brown sugar pineapple layer embellished with maraschino cherries and pecans. The batter is poured on top and baked, then after cooling the cake is flipped over for serving resulting in the pineapple layer on top. This Southern style pineapple cake always garners “oohs” and “aahs” from my hungry dessert eaters making it well worth the small amount of effort it takes to prepare.
- What will I need to make pineapple upside down cake? For this recipe, you’ll begin with a butter flavored cake mix. To increase the volume, all purpose flour, light brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, oil, buttermilk, almond or rum extract, butter, maraschino cherries, pecan halves and crushed pineapple.
- What cake pan will I need to make Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake? This recipe utilizes a 10-12 cup Bundt pan.
- What kitchen tools will I need to make pineapple upside down bundt cake? You’ll need an electric mixer, either a stand mixer or a hand mixer and a large mixing bowl. You’ll also need measuring cups and spoons, a whisk to sift ingredients together, a small bowl to melt the butter in the microwave, a large silicone spatula or spoon to scrape the batter from the bowl and a cooling rack for after baking.
- This cake can be stored chilled or at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 4-7 days. It will keep longer when chilled.
- Can I freeze pineapple upside down cake? Yes, you can. Freeze a cooled cake tightly wrapped in freezer safe wrap for up to one month. Thaw in the fridge prior to serving.
Other Pineapple Desserts to Add to the Menu
Individual desserts are always fun to serve and these Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes from My Incredible Recipes and Angel Pineapple Lush Parfaits from Averie Cooks.
Other Bundt Cake Recipes to Make
- Scratch made Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bundt Cake
- Buttery Caramel Bundt Cake recipe
- Chocolate Turtle Bundt Cake a decadent cake everyone will love
- Citrus infused Lemon Butter Bundt Cake
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Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake
Ingredients
- 8 pecan halves
- 8 maraschino cherries plus additional for garnishing
- 4 Tbsp butter melted
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 8 oz crushed pineapple well drained
- 1 15.25 oz butter cake mix
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole buttermilk or 1 [8] oz sour cream
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla
- 1/4 tsp almond or rum extract
- 2 cups fresh whipped cream or 1 [8] oz frozen whipped topping thawed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Liberally spray a bundt pan with baking spray.
- Arrange the pecan halves and maraschino cherries over the bottom of the pan.
- Mix together the melted butter and brown sugar. Pour the butter-brown sugar mixture around the pecans and cherries.
- After draining pineapple, pat dry with a paper towel. Spread evenly over the brown sugar, pecans and cherries.
- Beat together the cake mix, all-purpose flour, buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla and almond or rum extracts. Beat for 2-3 minutes until creamy.
- Gently pour over the ingredients in the bottom of the pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes back clean.
- Cool completely in the pan before turning over onto a serving platter.
- Garnish with whipped cream and additional maraschino cherries, if desired.
Nutrition
I tried the bundt pineapple cake. The flavor was good, but it was somewhat crumbly. I live at an altitude of 8000 feet.
does this make a difference…what adjustments do you recommend. Baked the cake at 375
Hi Martha, as you know, high altitude changes everything. You can find tips here for high altitude baking from BHG you may find helpful.
Do you have just the regular recipe for the pineapple up side down Bundy cake?
You can find all of my recipes in the Recipe Index. I have this sheet cake version here.
I made these in little mini bundt pans for a bake sale, they were the first to go ! I had people say they would wait while I went home to make a another batch ! So i went home & made 2 more batches, took them back to the sale and YEP those same people were there waiting and we sold both batches within 15 mins….. next time I’m going to add a little bit of coconut in and on top …
That’s awesome, thanks!
Dear Abby,
How long did you bake the mini Bundt cakes for? I have mini pineapple molds that are molded on a baking sheet. (From Sur la table)