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Jessica Walker
Updated Jul 31, 2023
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Everyone loves cupcakes, and no one can resist pineapple upside-down cake. We've found a way to brings these favorites together in a sure-to-please treat.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 12 maraschino cherries without stems, cut in half
  • 3 cans (8 oz) pineapple slices in juice, drained, juice reserved
  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 cup reserved pineapple juice
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 24 nonstick regular-size muffin cups (2 3/4x1 1/4-inch) with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In 1-quart sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar. Place about 1 1/4 teaspoons brown sugar mixture in each cup; spread evenly in bottom of cup. Place cherry half cut side up in center of each cup. Cut each pineapple slice into 4 pieces. Place 2 pieces of pineapple around cherry in center; press lightly into mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, pineapple juice, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 19 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Run knife around edges of cupcakes to loosen; turn upside-down onto cookie sheet; cool about 20 minutes. Serve warm. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Nutrition

160 Calories
6g Total Fat
1g Protein
26g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
9%
Sodium
130mg
5%
Potassium
55mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
18g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
2%
2%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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