My family and I celebrated Easter yesterday and I decided to take a couple desserts as part of my contribution to our family meal. I made an easy pineapple upside down cake because it always looks so pretty on the dessert table.
This cake was really easy to get together since I took a lot of help from the store and decided to use a cake mix to help me with the batter.
I love that this recipe makes two cakes so you can have one for the party and save one for later. I am always too full after a big lunch to really enjoy a big slice of cake so I can't wait to enjoy the second cake today.
Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup pineapple juice (you can use juice from canned pineapple if it's real juice and not syrup)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4oz unsweetened apple sauce
1 large can of pineapple slices drained
7-8 maraschino cherries cut in half
1 stick butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
Equipment: parchment paper, 2 (9inch) round cake pans
Directions:
Step 1: Whisk cake mix with eggs, pineapple juice, vegetable oil, and apple sauce until you have a smooth batter.
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Step 4: Place pineapple slices over the brown sugar/butter
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Step 5: Pour half the prepared cake batter into each cake pan and bake at 350 degree for 28-30 minutes or cake is done. Invert cake onto a plate or platter and serve. Enjoy.
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