Pineapple upside-down cake

Cake Recipes Pineapple upside-down cake recipe

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Date Published:
25/09/2007
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This comforting recipe for upside-down cake would make a lovely sweet treat to give with an afternoon cup of tea.

Serves 6
Takes 20 minutes to make, 35-40 minutes to bake, plus cooling

Ingredients

  • 300g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 250g golden syrup
  • 6 fresh or canned pineapple rings
  • 6 glacé cherries
  • 300g caster sugar
  • 4 medium eggs, lightly beaten
  • 300g self-raising flour
  • 6-8 tbsp milk

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
885kcals
33g fat (15.4g saturated)
12.7g protein
132.4g carbs
90.4g sugar
1g salt

Method: How to make pineapple upside-down cake

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Grease and line a deep 30 x 23cm baking dish or roasting tin. Pour the golden syrup into the tin, pop in the oven and heat for 2 minutes. Tilt the tin to evenly spread the syrup. Top with the pineapple rings, putting a glacé cherry in the middle of each ring.

2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs until combined, then fold in the flour and enough milk to make a smooth consistency. Spoon the mixture into the tin, making sure that the surface is level. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden. To test, insert a skewer into the centre – it should come out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 30 minutes.

3. Carefully upturn the cake onto a chopping board. Cut into slices and serve warm or at room temperature.

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  1. i made this cake at school in a cooking lesson last year and misplaced the recipe. i watched a program and quite fancied making a cake from here and stumbled upon this recipe! i am so glad i found it and now i can make it once again! i really reccomend it as it is the perfect cake for any occassion. it is easier if a cake mixture is used. also a good thing to do is to make another ckae mixture cirle. any left over pineapple rings could be used inside with a little syrup. it is quite easy to use too less or too much syrup in this recipe. but if u have used too much it is easy to just scrape off as the syrup will still be a liquid substance. just remember at the bottom of the pan to use greaseproof paper. if you use it so it comes over the sides it is easier to remove the cake. i really think this is a great cake for any level of cooker and also a great way to introduce children and adults alike into cooking. happy baking!
    Posted by Alice on 23/10/2009 18:48:09
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  2. I love this cake .I made it and every one liked it :)
    Posted by sama on 03/08/2009 20:12:57
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  3. Just made the upside down pineapple cake, so easy and looks fab, can not wait to eat it!
    Posted by Lesley Burr on 03/02/2009 18:05:49
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  4. this is the best cake ever i'ts nice very enriched with flavour i enjoyed this marvellous cake on the friday night my friends came it was a classic moment .very nice and i think i'ts the best cake in the site very nicen thank you.
    Posted by jessica on 20/12/2008 16:50:12
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  5. "In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy." there is the caster sugar
    Posted by Jon on 11/12/2008 12:50:08
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  6. Can you please tell why caster sugar is on the ingredients but not mentioned in the recipe?????
    Posted by natalie on 04/11/2008 13:46:00
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  7. Hi, Guys....You've hit upon one of my favorite things in life; pineapple upside down cake. If I could, I'd like to simplify things a bit: use a yellow cake mix, and follow the directions on the box, except substitute the water with a good rum. You might want to cut down on the rum a bit, though. If the box calls for one cup of water, use 1/4 cup water, and 3/4 cup of rum. I use all rum, but I've been told it's a little strong. Definitely not for the week. Most of the alcohol burns off, but it still might burn your nose a mite what you take a bite. If you happen to have a mango laying around that's getting a little too ripe, you might want to smash it up and add to the topping (or bottoming however you look at it). Oh, Man...I think of mangoes, and I think of mango cobbler; another thing that keeps my heart pumping. I have fond memories of mango cobblers. Another story... jim
    Posted by jim Peterson on 30/10/2008 18:39:46
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  8. Thank you very much for this recipe.I am going to try it tonight and hubby is going to take it to work with him tommorrow in custard for a treat amoung other things of course. Hopefully it will microwave well at his work and keep him going throught the afternoon. He has a very sweet tooth and is always looking for something nice like this
    Posted by Gen82 on 29/10/2008 18:19:57
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