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Pineapple Upside Down Bundt Cake

This delicious pineapple upside down Bundt cake is perfect for pretty much any occasion. It's light, moist, sweet, and fruity. And it's easy to prepare.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Cooling Time1 hour
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bundt, pineapple
Servings: 12

Ingredients

For the Cake Batter:

Additional Ingredients:

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Grease a Bundt pan generously with butter, oil or shortening and sift in enough flour to coat. Dump out any excess flour and set the pan aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, then set aside.

Prepare the Cake Batter:

  • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter and granulated sugar.
  • Mix with the paddle attachment at high speed until pale in color with a sandy texture.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, mixing to combine.
  • Add the egg yolks and continue mixing at low speed.
  • Add the vanilla and pineapple juice and mix until combined.
  • Add the sour cream and continue mixing.
  • Add half the flour mixture to the batter, then add the milk and mix in the remaining flour mixture.
  • Increase to medium speed (around speed 4 or 5) and beat for a minute, then set aside. *Note: The batter will come together and resemble soft serve ice cream once completely incorporated.
  • In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and cinnamon.

Assemble the Bundt Cake in the Pan:

  • Pour the melted butter into the bottom of the greased Bundt pan, then sprinkle it in the brown sugar cinnamon mixture.
  • Arrange the pineapple halves cut side up into the grooves of the Bundt pan, gently pressing into the butter/brown sugar mix and alternating with cherries in between each pineapple slice.
  • Pour the batter over the pineapple/cherries and spread evenly using a spatula.

Bake the Bundt Cake:

  • Bake on the center rack for 70 to 90 minutes, covering with a piece of foil after 35 minutes of baking to avoid burning the 'bottom.'
  • Once a toothpick inserted into the center comes clean, remove it from the oven.

Cool and Slice:

  • Allow to sit for 10 minutes, then carefully invert the pound cake onto a serving plate.
  • Don’t eat it yet – it’s very hot! The cake must cool for at least an hour at room temperature before serving.
  • Once the cake is cool, slice and serve.

Notes

Check doneness: To ensure the cake is done, insert a toothpick or skewer into the thickest part of the cake; if it comes out clean or with a few crumbs, the cake is ready.
Baking it a day ahead? Store it in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator if you prefer it chilled.
Inverting the cake: Don't wait too long to invert this cake since the brown sugar will continue to caramelize in the cake pan if left there too long.

Nutrition

Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 199IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 2mg

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