Remember that pineapple upside down cake I wanted to cook?
@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
January 26, 2024 7:48pm CST
I finally got a chance today to make it.
What a disaster. First of all the recipe called for three eggs and I only had two. Chef Google said I could use a little mayo in place of the third egg.
I tried that and it actually was okay.
This cake always uses pineapple slices, but I bought crushed canned pineapple because I have issues with regular pineapple.
I was supposed to pat the pineapple slices with paper towels which was very difficult with the crushed kind. (I don't think I had to do that years ago.) I put the pineapple in a sifter to get the juice out that was needed in the cake batter.
I melted the butter in the baking dish, added the brown sugar, then the maraschino cherries. I poured the batter over it and baked it.
It then occurred to me. How do I flip a 9x13" pan upside down when it's cooked and cooled? And who has a plate or anything that size?
After it was done, I scooped out a little of the cake to taste it. The cake was okay, but it totally overwhelmed the brown sugar and cherries.
It wasn't at all like I cooked years ago! That one was so moist (probably because we didn't pat the pineapple dry back then) and this had way too much cake batter.
So, I went to plan D.
A, B, and C had already been tried. Since there was no way to flip the cake, I made a buttercream frosting for the top and I'm scooping it out of the baking dish.
I probably won't ever try that again, but it got rid of my pineapple upside down cake craving.
Have you ever made that?
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@MarieCoyle (59106)
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27 Jan 24
I learned from an aunt and one of my grandmothers, if I made pineapple upside down cake, make it in a square, or a round, cake pan. Generously butter that pan! (real butter!) Oh, and if you ever bake another large one like that, put a big cookie sheet on top of the cake pan, flip it over quickly, and let it drop by itself and it will be a neat job--at least it always worked for me that way! I bet it tasted delicious!
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jan 24
I agree about the cookie sheet to flip on.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Jan 24
Oh my, I didn't think of a cookie sheet...thanks! It really isn't very good, though. The first mistake was using a Betty Crocker cake mix recipe. Way too much cake and too dry for this kind of cake.
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@MarieCoyle (59106)
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27 Jan 24
@1creekgirl
Yes, that would be a lot of cake, you're right. Give it some time and make another one soon. We all mess up sometimes, it's just what people do. It sounds good, now I want to make one! 
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
29 Jan 24
Pineapple upside down cake is not something I've ever attempted to bake. I've only seen them bake them on cooking shows and they either use a cookie sheet like @MarieCoyle mentioned or large cutting board to flip them onto.
At least you came up with a plan D and got rid of your craving 
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
29 Jan 24
I used to make it years ago and it usually turned out fine. This just had too much cake and not moist enough.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
29 Jan 24
@Marilynda1225 I wonder if my chemo brain has affected my cooking. A dessert that I have made every Christmas for 35 years, this year I had to make it three times!
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
29 Jan 24
@1creekgirl I think we all have a cake that doesn't turn out very well now and then . At least you know why it happened
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@kaylachan (84703)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Jan 24
I love to eat it, but I've never baked one. At least you tried. Effort is always worth it.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Jan 24
That's usually the case, but I'm not sure about this time!
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@kaylachan (84703)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Jan 24
@1creekgirl Well, if you don't fail sometimes you're not going to grow. Isn't that just as important?
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
@kaylachan You are so right, Kayla. I'd still be craving that cake if I hadn't tried.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jan 24
It's been years since I had pineapple upside down cake. I remember using slices and crushed pineapple for it. I didn't have the trouble you had. I wonder if they changed the recipe.
I'm glad it still turned out, even though you need to scoop it out of the baking dish.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
I had some of it, but I'll probably dump the rest of it.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
29 Jan 24
@just4him I don't need the sugar or calories, so I'll eat a little more, then dump it.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jan 24
@1creekgirl I'm sorry you'll dump the rest of it.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
27 Jan 24
Yes; and I made it in a 9x13 pan. I left it in the pan and just served it with a spatula. The acid from the pineapple made holes in my aluminum pan. Oh well. I didn't drain the crushed pineapple so that the cake would be more moist; but that liquid ate through the pan. Have a good weekend.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
That's wild, isn't it! Never dreamed the acid would do that. If (and that's a big IF) I ever try it again, I'll use a round or square pan and an original recipe that's not from a cake mix.
I probably won't make it because I really can't eat pineapple and Dale doesn't like it anyway. If I ever see a recipe like I used years ago, I might make it and give half away.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
@LindaOHio I might try that sometime. Thanks
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
28 Jan 24
@1creekgirl You could use canned blueberries or some other fruit.
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@2ndchances24 (12188)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
27 Jan 24
hubby makes it all the time & all he does is
he flips the pan (up side down) & the pineapples are on top
after you flip the whole pan but never thought about the
cherries, that sounds pretty good being I love cherries.
When you put the pineapple slices on the BOTTOM of the
pan 1st & pour the cake mix over top of it that's what makes
the UPSIDE down pineapple cake, oh man I wish I had some.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
@2ndchances24 Thanks, I tried that, but it didn't work well.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Jan 24
Yes, I used to make it years ago with no problem. But this recipe called for a 9"x12" pan, so it would be difficult to flip.
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@2ndchances24 (12188)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
27 Jan 24
@1creekgirl yeah your right, so don't flip it just
eat it like a cake & flip what you want on a plate.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Jan 24
They really are after cooking hardly anything for a year.
After we got the doctor's suggestion that we wait on foot surgery, Dale said later, "Hey. I don't have to learn how to use that crockpot!"
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
27 Jan 24
I have not made that Vicki. Hope it was good.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
It really didn't taste very good, even with the extra frosting.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
27 Jan 24
I have never made that. But, your post makes me think I should try to do it sometime soon.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Jan 24
@1creekgirl okay, thanks for the tip.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Jan 24
If you decide to make it, don't use the Betty Crocker cake mix recipe.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
28 Jan 24
@1creekgirl The melted butter does not work as well as greasing the pan and dusting with floor. This is something I do with every cake I make and I've never had a problem getting the cake out of the pan.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
I guess the melted butter is supposed to take the place of greasing the pan, but I like your advice. Thanks!
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jan 24
I have never tried to make such a cake myself. Sorry yours did not turn out well. There is a Betty Crocker Pineapple upside down mix you got me curious perhaps I will try that some, day,
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jan 24
@1creekgirl in that case something was wrong with the mix I would think, It should have been easy to flip. Then again I am the one who bakes a simple chocolate cake from a mix and no matter how much oil or butter I smear in a pan I lose a good part of the cake when I get ready to remove it. I believe when I can afford it I will buy ready-made pastries and cakes,
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
29 Jan 24
@RasmaSandra I'm glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with cakes sticking to the pan.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
It was a Betty Crocker regular cake mix with directions on line with the recipe for upside down cake.
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@xFiacre (14782)
• Ireland
27 Jan 24
@1creekgirl I just love pineapple upside down cake. My mother used to make it in Africa where we had pineapples just growing wild. Well she didn’t really, we had a cook. And a Gardner, house boy, nanny and I foget who else. Get me!!
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@xFiacre (14782)
• Ireland
28 Jan 24
@1creekgirl Quite a shock coming back to live in Ireland and having to wash the dishes ourselves. Outrageous!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
That's a really good suggestion! Thanks, Thelma.
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@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
28 Jan 24
@1creekgirl You are welcome. Have a nice Sunday.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
My very best advice is: DON'T USE A CAKE MIX! You could also use apples or peaches in place of pineapple. You're a good cook, no matter what NJChicaa says.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
28 Jan 24
@1creekgirl NJChicaa has NO idea. lol. My plan to not ruin my baking is don't bother to try. lol
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Jan 24
Best ones I ever made were in iron skillets and from scratch. I agree that they are not the same anymore. When I really wanted one, if what I had was crushed pineapple, then that was what I used. Your butter cream makes it sound very rich.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Jan 24
Yeah, it's a little too sweet. If there is such a thing, lol.
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
27 Jan 24
As long as it tasted good it wasn't a flop. I might have. I don't remember. I like it though.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
27 Jan 24
It not only was a flop, it doesn't taste that great. I loved the one I used to cook years ago. Wish I still had the recipe, no boxed cake mix.
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
I knew that some made from scratch cakes use mayo, so thought I'd try it. That was the least of my troubles, lol.
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@Kouponkaren (5497)
• United States
27 Jan 24
No, I have never made it, but I should try to because it is one of my husband's favorite desserts. I think you did very well considering the challenges you had.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Jan 24
If you decide to make it, try to find an old original recipe, certainly not Betty Crocker cake mix.
