White Chocolate Pineapple Upside Down Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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This is one of the most requested desserts from my friends and family. Easy Easy! From the Chocolate Cake Mix Doctor. Ingredients:
softened butter for greasing pan |
1.5 sticks butter (12 t) |
3/4 c brown sugar, packed |
1 can (20 oz) crushed pinepaple |
1 jar (20 oz) maraschino cherries, drained |
6 oz white chocolate, finely chopped |
1 package plain white cake mix |
3 large eggs |
2 t vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350
2. Lightly grease a 13x9 pan with butter, set aside
3. Place 6 T of the butter in a small microwave safe bowl and microwave until melted (35-45 seconds), or melt on stove top
4. Stir brown sugar into the melted butter
5. Turn this mixture into the prepared abking pan, and spread with back of a wooden spoon until it completely covers the bottom of the pan
6. Allow to cool for 2 or 3 minutes
7. Drain the pineapple with a fine mesh strainer, reserving the liquid, mash with rubber spatula to drain as much liquid as possible
8. Measure out 1 c of liquid and set aside
9. Pour the drained pineapple onto the brown sugar mistureand spread evenly with rubber spatula
10. Pat cherries dry and randomly arrange on top of pienapple
11. Set pan aside
12. Cut the remaining 6 T of butter into pieces
13. Place the butter and the white cocolate in a small microwave safe bowl and microwaveon high until butter has melted, about 1 minute
14. Stir until the white chocolate throughl melted and mixture is smooth
15. Place the cake mix, 1 c pineapple liquid, eggs, vanilla and white chocolate mixture in large mixing bowl.
16. Blend with electric mixer on low for 1 minute
17. Stop mixer and scrape down sides of bowl
18. Increase mixer speed to medium, and mix 2 minutes longer
19. Batter should be well combined and thick
20. Pour batter over the pineapples and chrries, smoothing wiht rubber spatula
21. Bake cake until it springs back when lighly pressed, 43-48 minutes
22. Remove pan from oven andplace o wire rack to cool for 10 minutes
23. Run knife around edge of cake and invert onto serving platter so that the cherries and pineapples are on top
24. Slice and serve warm
25. Store at room temp up to 3 days
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