Looking for the perfect dessert to impress your friends and family? Follow these simple steps to make a delicious and visually stunning pineapple upside down cake.

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A beautiful pineapple infused vanilla cake, dressed with caramelized pineapple rings and maraschino cherries on top, glazed with brown sugar and melted butter. It's heavenly.

Groceries you'll need: Ingredients

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Recipe walkthrough: Instructions

This is an overview of the recipe steps. For more detailed instructions visit the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• Step 1: Melt butter and mix with the brown sugar.
• Step 2: Arrange pineapple slices and cherries on top of the sugar mixture.
• Step 3: In the bowl of a stand mixer beat the egg yolks.
• Step 4: Pour the sugar into the egg yolks as you're beating.

• Step 5: Add the vanilla and mix, then add the pineapple juice.
• Step 6: Add some chopped pineapple and mix.
• Step 7: In another bowl, add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix with a whisk.
• Step 8: Slowly add this to the batter, as it's mixing, scraping the sides and bottom before you finish.
• Step 9: Add the egg whites to another bowl and beat until stiff peaks form.
• Step 10: Add this fluffy egg white mixture to the cake batter and gently fold in until totally incorporated.
• Step 11: Pour this cake batter on top of the pineapple rings in brown sugar. Smooth over with a spatula.
• Step 12: Bake in the oven until golden brown, remove and let sit for 15 minutes before turning out upside down onto a plate.

Hint: Make sure to run that butter all up the sides of the dish so that the cake doesn't stick during baking. It may still stick a little, so run a knife along the underside of the lip, just enough to release from the cake pan.

Recipe variations and substitute ideas

• Fresh Pineapple - you could use fresh pineapple instead, just remember you'll need some pineapple juice too.
• Yellow Cake Mix - If you're short on time, you could use a yellow cake mix instead.

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I like to use my stand mixer for this recipe, it makes it easier to add ingredients. Using a hand mixer is fine too, although you'll need another when you have to beat the egg whites, or wash the beaters in between.

You'll need a 9" pie dish too. I have some affiliate links in the recipe card below. You could use a cake pan too, or even a square pan.

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How to store leftovers

Store the cooled pineapple upside down cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1-2 days. Storing in the refrigerator will give you a few more days.

Mel's kitchen notes

This cake will not rise too much. It already has a lot of air incorporated from the whipped egg whites, so don't worry about it pouring over the side of your dish during baking. It will stand firm.

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