Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes recipe

Name: Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: ⅓ cup vegetable oil; 3 eggs; ½ cup butter, melted; 24 maraschino cherries; 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple; 1 ½ cups brown sugar; 1 ⅓ cups pineapple juice; cooking spray; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Pour batter into the muffin cups, filling them to the top; do not overfill.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Step 6

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.