No-Bake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
No-Bake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients
For the caramel
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 can pineapple slices, 227g, drained
For the cake batter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice, from canned pineapple
- 1/4 cup water or fresh milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pack MAYA Original Hotcake Mix, 250g
- as needed preserved cherries, optional
Instructions
- 1
In a non-stick saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Once the butter is melted, transfer 2 tablespoons of the melted butter to a separate bowl; this will be used for the cake batter. Leave 1 tablespoon of melted butter in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add 2 tablespoons of white sugar to the butter in the pan over medium heat. Stir continuously until the sugar melts and caramelizes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Once the sugar starts to caramelize, add 1 tablespoon of juice from the canned pineapple and stir it into the caramel.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Immediately arrange the drained pineapple slices over the caramel in the pan. If desired, place preserved cherries in the center of each pineapple ring. Turn the heat off.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
In a mixing bowl, beat 1 egg.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Add 1/4 cup water or fresh milk and 1/2 cup pineapple juice from the canned pineapple to the beaten egg.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Stir in the reserved 2 tablespoons of melted butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Add the 1 (250g) pack of MAYA Original Hotcake Mix to the wet ingredients and combine. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
⏱️ 3 min
- 10
Turn the heat back on for the pan with the pineapple slices to low-medium.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Pour the prepared batter evenly over the pineapples in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Immediately cover the pan with a lid.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Leave it to cook for 20 minutes or until the top of the cake is set.
⏱️ 20 min
- 14
To finish, invert the Pineapple Upside-Down Cake onto a serving plate.
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Serve warm. It can be served with vanilla ice cream on the side or on top.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
No-Bake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
For the caramel
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 can pineapple slices, 227g, drained
For the cake batter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice, from canned pineapple
- 1/4 cup water or fresh milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pack MAYA Original Hotcake Mix, 250g
- as needed preserved cherries, optional
Instructions
- 1
In a non-stick saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Once the butter is melted, transfer 2 tablespoons of the melted butter to a separate bowl; this will be used for the cake batter. Leave 1 tablespoon of melted butter in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add 2 tablespoons of white sugar to the butter in the pan over medium heat. Stir continuously until the sugar melts and caramelizes.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Once the sugar starts to caramelize, add 1 tablespoon of juice from the canned pineapple and stir it into the caramel.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Immediately arrange the drained pineapple slices over the caramel in the pan. If desired, place preserved cherries in the center of each pineapple ring. Turn the heat off.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
In a mixing bowl, beat 1 egg.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Add 1/4 cup water or fresh milk and 1/2 cup pineapple juice from the canned pineapple to the beaten egg.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Stir in the reserved 2 tablespoons of melted butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Add the 1 (250g) pack of MAYA Original Hotcake Mix to the wet ingredients and combine. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
⏱️ 3 min - 10
Turn the heat back on for the pan with the pineapple slices to low-medium.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Pour the prepared batter evenly over the pineapples in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Immediately cover the pan with a lid.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Leave it to cook for 20 minutes or until the top of the cake is set.
⏱️ 20 min - 14
To finish, invert the Pineapple Upside-Down Cake onto a serving plate.
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Serve warm. It can be served with vanilla ice cream on the side or on top.
⏱️ 1 min