Easy Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

This super-easy version will only take you 15 minutes to prepare, thanks to the help of Betty Crocker Super Moist yellow cake mix, maraschino cherries and canned pineapple slices.

Easy Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Fat 31%Carbs 65%
Percent Calories

1 servings of easy pineapple upside-down cake (This super-easy version will only take you 15 minutes to prepare, thanks to the help of Betty Crocker Super Moist yellow cake mix, maraschino cherries and canned pineapple slices.) contains 364 Calories The macronutrient breakdown is 65% carbs, 31% fat, and 4% protein. This has a relatively high calorie density, with 254 Calories per 100g.

Makes
12 servings
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes

Ingredients

  • Butter

    Unsalted

    ¼ cup or 57g

  • Brown sugar

    1 cup packed or 220g

  • Pineapple

    Canned, water pack, solids and liquids

    1 ¼ can (15 oz) or 532g

  • Cherries

    Sweet, canned, pitted, heavy syrup, drained

    6 oz or 170g

  • Yellow cake

    Dry mix, regular, enriched

    1 package (18.50 oz) or 517g

  • Vegetable oil

    Natreon canola, high stability, non trans, high oleic (70%)

    ⅓ cup or 75g

  • Egg

    Whole, fresh eggs

    3 large or 150g

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pan). In 13x9-inch pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pineapple slices on brown sugar. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice, and arrange remaining cherries around slices; press gently into brown sugar.
  2. Add enough water to reserved pineapple juice to measure 1 cup. Make cake batter as directed on box, substituting pineapple juice mixture for the water. Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.
  3. Bake 42 to 48 minutes (44 to 53 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake 5 minutes so brown sugar topping can drizzle over cake; remove pan.
  4. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store covered in refrigerator.
  5. Recipe by: By (source: https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/easy-pineapple-upside-down-cake/)

Nutrition Facts

For 1 servings of easy pineapple upside-down cake (143g)

NutrientValue%DV
Calories364
Fats13g 16%
Saturated fats4g 20%
Trans fats0.3g
Cholesterol57mg 19%
Sodium338mg 15%
Carbs60g 22%
Net carbs59g
Fiber1g 4%
Sugar42g
Protein4g
Calcium122mg 12%
Iron1mg 18%
Potassium140mg 3%
Vitamin D0.3μg 2%
Vitamins and Minerals
Alpha carotene0μg
Beta carotene38μg
Caffeine0mg
Choline42mg 8%
Copper0.1mg 14%
Fluoride0.3μg
Folate (B9)38μg 10%
Lycopene0μg
Magnesium17mg 4%
Manganese1mg 26%
Niacin1mg 8%
Pantothenic acid0.4mg 9%
Phosphorus165mg 24%
Retinol52μg
Riboflavin (B2)0.2mg 13%
Selenium6μg 10%
Theobromine0mg
Thiamine0.1mg 12%
Vitamin A IU237IU
Vitamin A55μg 6%
Vitamin B120.2μg 7%
Vitamin B60.1mg 7%
Vitamin C4mg 4%
Vitamin D IU13IU
Vitamin D20μg
Vitamin D30.3μg
Vitamin E2mg 14%
Vitamin K2μg 2%
Zinc0.3mg 3%
Sugars
Sugar42g
Sucrose17g
Glucose0.3g
Fructose0.2g
Lactose0g
Maltose0g
Galactose0g
Starch0g
Fats
Saturated fats4g 20%
Monounsaturated fats6g
Polyunsaturated fats2g
Trans fats0.3g
Fatty Acids
Total omega 30.2g
Total omega 61g
Alpha Linolenic Acid (ALA)0.1g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0g
Docosapentaenoic Acid (DPA)0g
Amino Acids
Alanine0.2g
Arginine0.2g
Aspartic acid0.3g
Cystine0.1g
Glutamic acid1g
Glycine0.1g
Histidine0.1g
Hydroxyproline0g
Isoleucine0.2g
Leucine0.3g
Lysine0.2g
Methionine0.1g
Phenylalanine0.2g
Proline0.3g
Serine0.2g
Threonine0.1g
Tryptophan0g
Tyrosine0.1g
Valine0.2g