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Upside Down Pineapple Cake

Name: Upside Down Pineapple Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 6 canned pineapple slices; 6 maraschino cherries; 1 cup chopped walnuts, divided; 1 package white cake mix (regular size)

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4 Reviews

Total Time:Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Gloria Poyer, Oxford, New Jersey

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 01, 2022

Gloria Poyer of Hackettstown, New Jersey needs just a few easy ingredients to dress up a boxed mix and create this classic cake. It bakes up so moist and pretty, no one will believe it wasn't made from scratch.

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Upside Down Pineapple Cake

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Yield:10 servings

Prep:10 min

Cook:40 min

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Ingredients

6 canned pineapple slices
6 maraschino cherries
1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
1 package white cake mix (regular size)

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Directions

1
Place pineapple slices in a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Place a cherry in the center of each slice. Sprinkle half of the walnuts around the pineapple. Prepare cake mix according to package directions; spoon batter over pineapple layer. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.

2
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.