Mini pineapple upside down cakes are a perfect afterschool snack that you and your kids can enjoy together! Everyone gets their own whole cake. How fun is that?
They are so cute, so if you are looking for a dessert to bring with you to an event or get together, these would be perfect. Not to mention, everyone will be asking you for the recipe to your delicious mini cakes.
So make sure to save this recipe so not only can you share it, but also to make this favorite family dessert over and over again.
Pineapple upside down cake is not the only delicious fruity cake you can make. Try our Instant Pot cherry dump cake, pineapple orange cake, and the super moist sheet pan Hawaiian poke cake recipe!
Ingredients You’ll Need For Our Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes:
- Sliced pineapple
- Yellow cake mix
- Instant vanilla pudding mix
- Sour cream
- Vegetable oil
- Eggs
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Maraschino cherries
How To Make Our Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes:
To begin, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Then get out your regular size muffin tins and spray them down with nonstick cooking spray.
Now, in a large mixing bowl, combine the yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, and the pineapple juice from the can and mix it with a hand mixer for 2 minutes or until everything is completely mixed.
In another small bowl, mix together the melted butter and brown sugar with a spatula or hand mixer.
Then take the pineapple slices and cut them into 4 pieces.
When you are ready to make the cakes, start by scooping a heaping teaspoon of the brown sugar mixture into the bottom of the pan,
Then place the half of the cherry with the round side down, and then put 2 of the pineapple slices on top of the cherry.
Once those layers are set, pour ¼ cup of the cake batter on top of the pineapple slices.
Place the muffin pan in the oven and bake the mini cakes for 20 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.
After the cupcakes are removed from the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes and then run a knife around the edges to release the cakes from the sides of the pan.
Now just remove each cupcake carefully, flipping it upside down before putting it on the plate.
These are best served warm!
To Make This Muffin Tin Recipe You Will Need:
- Muffin tin
- Large mixing bowl
- Small mixing bowl
- Hand mixer
- Nonstick cooking spray (THIS kind works great for these cakes)
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Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
- 20 ounces sliced pineapple, reserve juice
- 15.25 ounces yellow cake mix
- 3.4 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 10 maraschino cherries, halved
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 20 regular-size muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray (I like Baker's Joy for baking like this).
- Combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, and reserved pineapple juice in a large bowl. Use an electric mixer (or you can beat quickly by hand) for about 2 minutes or until it's completely mixed together.
- In another bowl, mix together melted butter and brown sugar.
- Cut each pineapple slice into four pieces.
- To assemble cupcakes, spoon a heaping teaspoon of the brown sugar mixture into the bottom of the tin. Place a cherry in the center (rounded side down) and then place 2 pineapple slices on top. Measure out 1/4 cup of cake batter and pour on top of pineapple slices.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick placed in the center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the cupcakes to loosen them and remove from cupcake pan.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- You can also use a homemade cake mix for this recipe.
Nutrition
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I’m making this tomorrow. Is there a substitute for sour cream and pudding mix??? Can I use my own cake batter instead of a boxed one?
Hope to hear from you sooooooon cuz I’m gonna be making this!
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Noor.
Hi Noor, I’m sure you could use your own cake batter instead of a boxed one. Not sure what you could substitute the pudding mix and sour cream with. Greek yogurt is often substituted for sour cream, but we have not substituted that in this recipe. Hope this helps. Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Can I make these ahead of time….like a day or two before a party? They look awesome!
We saved a few in a tupperware and they go soggy after a day or two because of the pineapple juice and the butter/brown sugar mixture. They are good on the day of the party! A family favorite.
HI, I love this recipe but how many would you say this recipe would make with the mini cupcake tins. I would like to make this for my son’s class holiday party
Our recipe makes about 20 in regular muffin tins, so this would possibly make around 35 to 40 mini cupcakes. Just depends on how full you fill them.
Can’t count how many times I’ve made this recipe. It’s absolutely delicious and super easy to top it off! Thank you so much!
This would be a great idea for a Mother’s Day treat at church. Do you think these could be frozen if I needed to make them ahead of time?
They freeze great. To freeze Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes pop in the freezer uncovered for an hour. Then remove, wrap and freeze (this helps prevent the wrapping from getting attached to the sticky fruit on top.)