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Piña Colada Upside-Down Cake

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Sarah Caron
Updated Jul 21, 2023
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Take a trip to the islands courtesy of our pina-colada-infused yellow cake complemented with the sweetness of coconut.

Piña Colada Upside-Down Cake

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 can (20 oz) pineapple slices in juice, drained
  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Vanilla Cake Mix
  • 1 cup (from 13.6-oz can) reduced-fat (lite) coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 eggs

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, melt butter in oven.
  • Step 
    2
    Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter. Sprinkle coconut over brown sugar. Arrange pineapple slices over coconut; press in lightly.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, coconut milk, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over pineapple slices; spread evenly.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 34 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately run knife around sides of baking dish to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto baking dish; turn plate and baking dish over. Leave baking dish over cake 5 minutes to let brown sugar mixture drizzle down onto cake. Remove baking dish. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Nutrition

360 Calories
15g Total Fat
3g Protein
53g Total Carbohydrate
38g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
360
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
7g
34%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
55mg
19%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
110mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
53g
18%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
38g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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