Fresh Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats and NYT Cooking.

Upside-down · Pineapple · American

This follows the classic upside-down method, but swaps in fresh pineapple over a cooked brown-sugar caramel and uses pineapple juice instead of milk in the batter, with about 5 minutes extra in the oven.

Prep30 min
Cook50 min
Total1 h 20 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving340 kcal
PremiumVegetarian
ServingsMakes 10
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

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Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

24.8 g per serving

49.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 99.2 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • 23 cm round cake tin (5 cm deep, not loose-based), base-lined and greased
  • small saucepan
  • stand mixer or electric hand whisk
  • serving plate larger than the tin
  • skewer

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy340 kcal
Protein3.2 g
Carbohydrate48.8 g
of which sugars32.9 g
of which free sugars24.8 g
Fat15.4 g
of which saturates9.3 g
Fibre0.8 g
Salt0.43 g

Protein per 100 kcal

0.9 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values