Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes
These pineapple upside down cupcakes are great to make for family gatherings or as treats to pack into lunches. It's an easy recipe; adaptations can be made to make this completely from scratch. This is just a yummy simplified version!
Ingredients
- cooking spray
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 24 maraschino cherries
- 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple
- 1 15.25 ounce package pineapple cake mix (such as Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme)
- 1 ⅓ cups pineapple juice
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting or as needed
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Move an oven rack to the middle of the oven. Spray 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Spoon 1 teaspoon melted butter into the bottom of each sprayed muffin cup.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon brown sugar into each muffin cup. Press a maraschino cherry into the center of the brown sugar in each muffin cup.
- Spoon a heaping tablespoon of crushed pineapple on top and compact it with the back of a spoon into an even layer.
- Mix pineapple cake mix, pineapple juice, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium; mix for 2 minutes.
- Pour batter into the muffin cups, filling them to the top; do not overfill.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Line a work surface with waxed paper. Allow cupcakes to cool at least 5 minutes before inverting muffin cups onto the waxed paper; serve with pineapple and cherry sides up.
- Sprinkle cupcakes lightly with confectioners' sugar before serving.