Description
A classic dessert featuring sweet pineapple slices and cherries on a moist cake, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
- one 20-ounce can pineapple slices
- about 12 maraschino cherries
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- pinch salt, optional and to taste
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup buttermilk (or use 2 tablespoons powdered buttermilk with ½ cup water)
- ⅓ cup sour cream (lite is okay, or plain Greek yogurt)
- 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power.
- Pour the butter into a 9-inch springform cake pan and grease the sides with your finger.
- Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar over the melted butter.
- Add 1 whole pineapple slice to the center of the pan.
- Halve the remaining pineapple slices vertically and arrange them around the pan in a fanned-out manner.
- Place 1 cherry in the center of the whole pineapple slice and in the center cutout of all fanned pineapple slices.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and optional salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (buttermilk, sour cream, oil, egg, and vanilla).
- Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix lightly until just combined, avoiding overmixing.
- Gently pour the batter into the prepared pan, filling it to about ¾ full.
- Place the pan on a cookie sheet and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Let the cake cool for at least 30 minutes on a wire rack before inverting and serving.
Notes
- For best results, allow the cake to cool overnight before inverting.
- Do not overfill the pan to avoid overflow during baking.
- Maraschino cherries can be substituted with fresh cherries for a different flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg