I made this cake this morning for my husbands 88th birthday. he said it was the best pineapple upside down cake he ever had. I know he has had a few in his day. thank you for sharing the recipe.
Made this today...WOW! Hands down the best pineapple upside down cake I've had. The vanilla pudding and pineapple juice makes the cake to die for! Thanks Noreen fo another fantastic recipe!
hey noreen, this was an awesome cake. i did not use the instant pudding the first time just to have a comparison. i have use duncan hines for years, though not exclusively, but mostly. i generally look for "super moist" or "deluxe" versions in a cake mix anyway i did try this recipe and it was a huge success at my church. i plan on doing it again this week. do you have any similarly easy recipes for peach cobbler?
Yep, she’s right everyone. Make it once and everyone will want more. I made this today for a pot luck lunch at work and everyone wanted the recipe. So good!
My mom used to use the Duncan Hines yellow cake mix when I was growing up. She just used the reserved pineapple juice in the can in place of the liquid. It always turned out delicious! Thanks again for the reminder Noreen! ;o)
Hi, I made this cake today for my girlfriends birthday. It came out delicious, thank you for sharing your ideas. Happy Father's day to your hubby this weekend 2017.
This is everyone’s birthday cake! They already know what’s coming to them on their birthdays. It’s always fun to see them try to hide the cake from everyone else. 🎉
I only use Duncan Hines because it is the very best quality cake mix you can buy, in my opinion. The ingredients are fine, nothing really questionable. My mother who was a professional pastry chef and cake decorator always used this mix to make her cakes with the pound cake recipe I have shown before using the extra eggs, oil and pudding mix. I have used others before and none rise the same, have the same moistness level or the same flavor. Overall it is simply the best choice for me.
I'm making this tomorrow. Every Monday at work someone brings a cake and tomorrow it's my turn again. Last time I made Italian Cream Cake. Tomorrow your Pineapple upside down Cake.
My aunt used to do this cake using the juice of the can and I always loved it , but I forgot how to do it so started to look for a recipe similar but most upside down recipes on RU-vid did not call for the juice so I was frustrated until I found your video , this is the recipe I will use , thanks for the advice on the special upside down cake , it was a pleasure watching your video.
I wanted to thank you for your wonderful pineapple upside down cake. It was such a success, I had none left to take back home, It went in 40 minutes. I just made another one today and as per your recipe, came out great again. The parchment paper is a great idea too. Again, thank you for a success in my kitchen.
Thank you Noreen! I'm so impressed with this recipe! I've made pineapple upside down cake many times but it never came out this good. I made this recipe for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He likes the edges super crispy. This recipe comes out with crispy edges all the way around. I'm sticking with this one!
Tfs looks delicious. Also i will make this cake but I will put JELLO GELATIN ISLAND PINEAPPLE flavor NOT PUDDING. But next time i will use the vanilla PUDDING. I wish I could have seen the inside of cake.
I’ve made this cake with both the yellow cake mix and the pineapple cake mix when I can find it. I gotta say that the pineapple cake mix is by far better than with the yellow mix. The pineapple flavor isn’t really as strong with the yellow mix although good i prefer the pineapple mix. Thanks for the recipe delicious as always Noreen.
Hi Noreen, I just wanted to let you know that I made your pineapple upside down cake for Easter and it turned out absolutely beautiful! The only thing I did differently was use crushed pineapple instead of the rings. The reason for this was because I wanted to use a couple of cans before they expired. I can tell you that there wasn't a stitch of cake left by the end of the day! ;o)
This is the most amazing recipe I have ever had the pleasure of making, I made it once for a potluck dinner at work and get requests for it all the time, I am making it again tomorrow for work but I was warned that if I don't make two, the one for work will not make it there. Thank you so much Noreen for this and all the wonderful recipes you post that are so easy to follow, I watch your channel so often that my family members see you on the monitor and say"Well hello Noreen" Any good punch ideas for the upcoming Holiday season?
c ooking with claudia makes it in a bundt pan...very pretty...same recipe but without the pudding box...yours may serve more people....thanks for the video
You should be able to view it now. I always wait for the video to be process completely before I release it to the public. This time I had to do it from my phone and inadvertently disallowed viewing from phones because of my giant fingers. Sorry : (
this is an awesome recipe. If you are using a glass baking dish though and not using a warm pan, you will need to at least 15-20 minutes to cooking time
I know your tip is six years old but someone like me may still see it in the present, 2022. You could always melt the butter in a glass baking dish in the oven after it preheats. The pan will get warm enough to melt the brown sugar in the same way it would in a metal pan on a burner. And you wouldn’t need to add an extra 15 to 20 minutes to the baking time.
Hi Noreen! I can’t wait to try this recipe out!!! Looks delicious! I was just wondering, how do you come up with a recipe? I would like to learn to make cake and cookies but don’t know where to start, so I can develop my own recipe. Do you have a video on how to do this? Sorry I’m so complicated. I really love all your recipes and I appreciate you sharing with us! Your a genius!!! Much live and Aloha!!! 😘💕
No. I do not have a video on how I come up with my own recipes. It is just years of experience. Knowledge of recipes. The chemistry of cooking. Proper training and experience. Reading cookbooks and cooking recipes helps.
Noreen's Kitchen Thank you so much. I’m just so curious. I guess I need to just go have fun and start experimenting in the he kitchen!!! You are AWESOME!!!
The banging the pan down for cakes (and brownies) helps get any bigger air bubbles out. This usually happens in cakes because you have to mix them longer than cookies or other desserts so it gives a chance for more air to get in - and then you have holey cakes. So you bang the pan gently a few times to make the trapped air escape, no more holey cake.
+Patty Dennis Nothing. There is no substitute for the brown sugar in this recipe. This may, unfortunately just be a recipe you will have to pass on since you are on a restricted diet. You may wish to look up diabetic recipes for pineapple upside down cake. No one in my family is a diabetic so I don't do recipes like that. There are lots of other sites that offer them. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Hi Noreen! I also did this recipe for Easter for my family. All, I can tell you is that before I looked up, half of the thing was already gone! Everyone loved it. Thanks a bunch and love your channel. Best regards, Todd
You recommend a yellow cake mix or recipe if you can't find pineapple cake mix. I've never seen a pineapple cake mix, but everybody in my family (grandmother, mother and myself, and now my grown daughter) have always used a spice cake mix. Some people might like that better than the plain yellow cake. This is the best tutorial I've ever seen for making this cake.
I work in a nursing home baking in the kitchen so our cakes are just add water and there ready to be cooked if I add the pudding and substitute the water with the pineapple juice will it still turn out ?
Noreen, thank you for sharing this delicious cake with us. I made it and they loved it. It becomes my favorite to bake. Thanks again and have a good and blessed day. Kind regards, Monique from The Netherlands
Dang! I wish to God that I had seen your video befor hand... I'm making a pineapple upside down cake as we speak... hope it comes out ok...I don't think it'll be as great as yours though😩... I'll be sure to make yours next time for sure 😊❤
Thank you so much ! You are heaven sent. So it was my sister's birthday...i asked to be polite what should i bring to the party ?? They replied Pineapple Upside down cake ! I was hoping they would ask me to bring chips or napkins...if it wasn't for your step by step video i don't know what i would have done..Let me tell you it came out Delicious moist and full of flavor...It looked Amazing too ...when i walked in they 👏 clapped...So Thank you Thank you ! Your a life saver !
I do LOVE your Site! ... I'm a single empty Nester and never did this before... I think I prefer more butter! It makes the Cake a lil moister (doesn't matter I'm eating it with Milk day 1 and Ice Cream and Milk day 2 and in 2 days I will consume it all! ... it is a treat and rare but I LOVE IT !
I don't have a recipe for a bulk cake mix because I usually make my cakes from scratch when I make them. Bulk cake mix is unnecessary in my opinion because the baking powder and baking soda can lose their oomph so if you make it and don't use it, you have wasted all those ingredients. Additionally, when making cakes from scratch it is important to mix things in a certain order for the cake to turn out right. Cake mixes contain a lot of binders, fillers, starches and stretchers to help facilitate the smooth transition of all the ingredients. You don't have to use a cake mix for this cake. You can just use my Old fashioned yellow cake recipe instead. I don't have any plans to make a video on a bulk cake mix for the above mentioned reasons. There are lots of recipes available on line for those. However, I don't make cakes often enough to make a bulk mix.
I made your pineapple upside down cake today and it was a huge hit, there wasn't a single piece left and several people asked for seconds. The yellow cake was moist and tasty and the brown sugar topping was delicious. Your step by step instructions were clear and easy to follow. I will definitely be making this cake again in the near future. Thamks.
MMM...I haven't had pineapple upside cake in years! I don't know why I haven't made it because it is so easy and so good. One of my favorites (minus the cherries! LOL) See you tonight on PowHow. :)
You are so fun to watch... forgive me but the phone, the family, the wonderful heirloom pans you use like most of us have and CHOOSE TO USE..a used seasoned pan of ANY KIND is better than the overall experience is like mine and well its kind of like Roseanne crossed with Rachael Ray!! and I love watching you for it.. Please take that in the most admirable way that I meant it.. I love them both very much and share it with you. I was told slap the pan for bubbles makes a denser/solid cake! My mom
Love this easy recipe, thanks Noreen and thank you for making it so simple!! Love your enthusiasm and humor!! I will be making it this holiday season. :)
I AM A FAN OF UPSIDE DOWN PINEAPPLE CAKE SINCE I WAS YOUNG, I NEVER DID QUITE KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT BUT NOW WITH YOUR RECIPE I WILL TRY IT. I HAD A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO I COULD GET YOUR INGREDIENTS THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE, WHAT IS YOUR WEBSITE?
