you will need:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cans pineapple slices in juice, drained and reserve the juice
- 1 jar of maraschino cherries, drained
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- oil and eggs as stated on back of box
melt the butter in a 9 x13 cake pan
add 1 cup packed brown sugar
push down the sugar evenly into bottom of the pan
arrange pineapple rings along the bottom of the pan
Fill the entire bottom. This will allow you a few extra slices to munch on, yum!!
Place cherries in the center of the pineapple and in all the empty holes.
I don’t use vegetable oil for my cake, I like to use coconut oil. Plus, it gives it a nice coconuty flavor. I am melting the amount I need in a pan.
I use the reserved pineapple juice substituted for the water called for in the cake mix.
Place the cake mix, eggs, oil, and pineapple juice in a mixing bowl.
mix on high until thoroughly combined. Then mix on low for about 2 minutes to make it nice and fluffy.
Carefully pour the cake batter over top of your pineapple slices and cherries.
Jadyn was making this cake for my 39th birthday. It was super easy to make and tasted divinely.
Carefully spread the batter evenly over top of the pineapple slices.
Into the oven it goes. 350 degrees for 40 minutes. 
Test for doneness, by inserting a toothpick into the center. Take it out and let it rest for 5 minutes. Invert the cake over onto a serving platter. Carefully remove the pan and you will have a perfectly baked pineapple upside down cake!!!! Keep refrigerated or serve warm.
I do a similar one with canned pear halves and spice cake. SO GOOD!
oh yummy!!! Thank you for the suggestion
Hi. Does this recipe freeze well and defrosted served with custard for say desert?
I have never frozen it before so I couldn’t tell you. You can always try. I mean its cake…can it taste that bad:)
do you have a cake that is like the black forest cake that you can make from scratch? I want to make things from scratch because I like spending more time making cakes especially. Thank you!
Hmmm I don’t but I am sure you can find a good recipe on allrecipes.com
My husbands favorite dessert is pineapple upside down cake. We will definitely try this. It looks so good. I love your blog so much my kids use your home school stuff for school and we love it.
God bless!
Thank you for your kind words:) WE make the pudding pops too…our favorite!
Made this cake came out so good.
I am so glad. It is a good one:)