Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes

Enjoy all the tasty goodness of pineapple upside-down cake in cupcake form with yellow cake mix, brown sugar, butter, pineapple tidbits, and cherries.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 430 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (12.5 ounce) can pineapple tidbits in juice, drained and juice reserved
• 1 cup brown sugar, or as needed
• 0.5 cup butter, melted
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (16.5 ounce) can pitted cherries, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Combine cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes. Add reserved pineapple juice; beat until combined.

Step 3

Evenly divide and sprinkle brown sugar in each muffin cup. Evenly divide and drizzle butter over brown sugar. Place pineapple tidbits and 1 cherry on brown sugar mixture. Pour cake batter over pineapple tidbits.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes.