Pineapple Upside Down Dump Cake
This easy pineapple upside down dump cake is full of sweet flavor and is simple to make.
Servings: 12
Calories: 459kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
- 1½ cups salted sweet cream butter, melted (divided into ½ cup and 1 cup)
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 10 ounces maraschino cherries drained, stems removed and halved
- 40 ounces crushed pineapples, very well drained
- 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
- Vanilla ice cream, optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Set it aside.
- Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Pour ½ cup of the melted butter over the brown sugar layer. Use a spoon to stir and spread the brown sugar mixture evenly in the bottom of the baking dish.
- Evenly sprinkle the chopped pecans and halved cherries on top of the brown sugar layer.
- Spread the two cans of drained crushed pineapples over the pecan and cherry layer.
- Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the pineapple layer.
- Pour the remaining 1 cup of melted butter over the dry cake mix. Use a spoon to smooth the melted butter layer. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes away clean. Allow the cake to rest for 5 minutes, and serve with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- When buying the cake mix at the grocery store, it is best to pick one that doesn’t have pudding mix in it; check the label to make sure.
- You can use a metal baking dish for this pineapple upside down cake, but it can sometimes transfer an odd metallic tinge due to the acid in the pineapple. A glass baking dish will not cause the same type of reaction.
- You’ll want to use a 9x13-inch cake pan so that the texture and consistency of this pineapple dump cake recipe are right. I’ve used an 11x7-inch pan before, and it turned out a little too thick, which changed the delicious texture of the dump cake.
- It is very important to completely drain the crushed pineapple. If possible, use a fine mesh strainer to remove as much pineapple juice as possible.
- Because dump cakes are so gooey and moist, it can be hard to determine if they’re done. It’s normal to see some wet spots and some spots that are more crisp and done.
Nutrition
Calories: 459kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 449mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 745IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 113mg | Iron: 1mg