Description
Delightful Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes featuring a sweet caramelized pineapple and cherry topping, perfect for sharing and celebrating happy moments.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package yellow cake mix
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 12 maraschino cherries
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- Eggs and oil as required by cake mix instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a small bowl, mix the melted butter with brown sugar and spoon this mixture evenly into the bottom of each cupcake liner.
- Place a few pieces of crushed pineapple along with a maraschino cherry in each liner, on top of the brown sugar mixture.
- Follow the instructions on your cake mix package to prepare the batter, folding in the drained crushed pineapple.
- Pour the cake batter evenly over the pineapple and cherry layer in each liner.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool for a few minutes before inverting them onto a serving plate.
Notes
For added elegance, pair with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or refrigerated for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg