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Duncan Hines Pineapple Upside Down Cake

A classic pineapple upside down cake made easy using Duncan Hines yellow cake mix with caramelized pineapple and cherries.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8 slices
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 380
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cake
  • 1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup pineapple juice reserved
Topping
  • 0.25 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 0.75 cup brown sugar
  • 7 rings pineapple rings drained
  • 7 maraschino cherries

Equipment

  • Baking pan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk or mixer
  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease baking pan.
  2. Pour melted butter into pan and sprinkle with brown sugar.
  3. Arrange pineapple rings and cherries over sugar layer.
  4. Prepare cake mix using pineapple juice instead of water.
  5. Pour batter over fruit and bake 40–45 minutes.
  6. Cool 5 minutes, then invert onto serving plate.

Notes

Invert cake while warm for best release.