Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes
Prep
20 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
24
Difficulty
Medium
These adorable pineapple upside down cupcakes are my go to when I want to impress without spending hours in the kitchen. Using a cake mix makes them incredibly quick and simple, taking just forty minutes from start to finish. Fresh pineapple gives these treats a lovely tropical flavor while also providing natural enzymes and vitamin C that are great for digestion. Each cupcake is topped with a glossy caramelized brown sugar layer and a cheerful maraschino cherry, making them look fancy enough for any occasion. Trust me, your friends will never guess how easy these were to make!
Ella x
Ingredients
- cooking spraycooking spray
- ½ cup butter, melted½ cup butter, melted
- 11 ½ cups brown sugar
- 2424 maraschino cherries
- 11 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
- 11 (18.25 ounce) package pineapple cake mix (such as duncan hines® pineapple supreme)
- 11 ⅓ cups pineapple juice
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 33 eggs
- 11 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Move an oven rack to the middle of the oven. Spray 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- 2
Spoon 1 teaspoon melted butter into the bottom of each sprayed muffin cup. Spoon 1 tablespoon brown sugar into each muffin cup. Press a maraschino cherry into the center of the brown sugar in each muffin cup. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of crushed pineapple on top and compact it with the back of a spoon into an even layer.
- 3
Mix pineapple cake mix, pineapple juice, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium; mix for 2 minutes.
- 4
Pour batter into the muffin cups, filling them to the top; do not overfill.
- 5
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- 6
Line a work surface with waxed paper. Allow cupcakes to cool at least 5 minutes before inverting muffin cups onto the waxed paper; serve with pineapple and cherry sides up. Sprinkle cupcakes lightly with confectioners' sugar before serving.
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