Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes {2 Sizes}

Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes The deliciousness of classic pineapple upside-down cake, inwards an private cupcake size.

My Mom's birthday was a few weeks ago. Of course, I made her a yummy birthday treat. I can't permit her particular 24-hour interval become past times without making her something special!

Last twelvemonth I whipped upwardly 1 of her favorites, cupcakes with coffee frosting. Well, this twelvemonth I whipped upwardly some other 1 of her favorites ... pineapple upside-down cake.

Well, I didn't brand pineapple upside-down cake exactly. I made Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes. In ii sizes. Ya know, simply because I could. 'Regular' cupcake tin size (pictured below), in addition to a slightly-larger oversized cupcake baked inwards ramekins (pictured above).

Both sizes follow the same method, simply the ones baked inwards ramekins come upwardly out, good ... a flake bigger.

Start past times making yummy pineapple upside-down cake topping alongside dark-brown sugar, butter, in addition to some pineapple juice.

If you'd similar to brand ramekin-sized cupcakes, they'll come upwardly out looking similar this, alongside whole pineapple rings on top:

It's easy-peasy to whip upwardly these piddling beauties! Just ...

1. Grease ramekin cups generously alongside butter. This is important!! ... if y'all desire your cupcakes to actually come out of the ramekins, that is. I usage a slice of waxed newspaper dipped inwards softened butter.

2. Spoon a distich of tablespoons of the dark-brown saccharide topping into each ramekin.

3. Drop inwards a whole pineapple ring.

4. Spoon cupcake vanilla cupcake batter over the pineapple telephone ...

5. ... until the pineapple telephone is covered in addition to the ramekin is close 2/3 full.

6. Bake ...

7. ... invert ramekins on a platter ...

8. ... in addition to gently milk tremble the ramekins to free the cupcakes.

Top alongside a cherry in addition to VOILA! ... oversized Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes.

If you'd similar to brand regular cupcake tin-sized cupcakes, they'll come upwardly out looking similar this, alongside pineapple tidbits on top:

Just ...

1. Grease muffin tin cups generously alongside butter. Again, this is important!!

2. Spoon some of the dark-brown saccharide topping into each muffin cup.

3. Drop inwards a spoonful of well-drained pineapple tidbits.

4. Spoon cupcake vanilla cupcake batter over the pineapple bits.

5. Bake.

6. While withal warm, run a knife unopen to the border of each cupcake ...

7. ... in addition to thus gently scoop each cupcake out of its muffin loving cup alongside a spoon in addition to house inverted on a platter.

8. H5N1 piddling flake of pineapple in addition to dark-brown saccharide topping volition rest behind inwards the pan. No worries ... simply scoop that on out in addition to spoon it over the inverted cupcakes.

Top alongside a cherry and, again, VOILA! ... regular-sized Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes.

Serve warm for a divinely delicious private Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcake treat. And if you're non planning to consume them all inwards 1 sitting, nosotros constitute they were simply equally delicious warmed upwardly briefly inwards the microwave.

So whether y'all select regular-sized or oversized, you're inwards for a real tasty treat.
Happy birthday, Mom!

Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes

Source: Concept from a friend, vanilla cupcakes adapted from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients
Topping:

1 (14 to fifteen oz.) can pineapple tidbits or rings*, drained alongside juice reserved
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 T. butter
1/8 c. pineapple juice, reserved from draining pineapple
1/4 c. ground cinnamon

Vanilla Cupcakes: (or usage your favorite vanilla cupcake recipe)

1 c. all-purpose flour
A scant 3/4 c. granulated saccharide
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of common salt
3 T. butter, at room temperature
1/2 c. whole milk (I've equally good tried it alongside 2% milk, in addition to it worked fine)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Maraschino cherries for garnish

Directions

Prepare the Topping: Combine dark-brown sugar, butter, in addition to pineapple juice inwards a pocket-size saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is melted in addition to dark-brown saccharide is dissolved.
Remove from rut in addition to stir inwards solid put down cinnamon. Set aside.
Prepare the Cupcake Batter: Put the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, in addition to butter inwards a mixing bowl. Beat on deadening speed until everything is combined in addition to y'all convey a crumb mixture alongside a sandy consistency. Gradually pour inwards one-half of the milk; vanquish until the milk is simply incorporated.
Whisk together the remaining milk (1/4 cup), egg, in addition to vanilla. Pour into the flour mixture in addition to vanquish until all ingredients are simply incorporated. Beat for close some other xxx seconds to 1 infinitesimal until the batter is smooth. Do non over mix.
Assembly & Baking: Generously grease xiv muffin cups (or some ramekins**) alongside butter. Spoon a scant tablespoon of dark-brown saccharide topping into each muffin loving cup in addition to overstep alongside pineapple. Spoon inwards cupcake batter until cups are 2/3 full.
Bake at 325 degrees for twenty - 25 minutes, or until lite golden in addition to the cake springs dorsum when lightly touched. Cool slightly inwards the pan.
Remove cupcakes from the pan. For regular-sized cupcakes: While withal warm, run a knife unopen to the border of each cupcake. Then gently scoop each cupcake out of its muffin loving cup alongside a spoon in addition to house inverted on a platter. Spoon whatsoever pineapple bits in addition to dark-brown saccharide topping that rest behind inwards the pan over the inverted cupcakes. {For oversized cupcakes baked inwards ramekins: While withal warm, invert each ramekin on a platter. Let ramekins sit down inverted until cupcakes free from the ramekin, or gently milk tremble each ramekin until the cupcakes release. Remove ramekins.}
Top alongside a maraschino cherry in addition to serve warm.***

Notes:

* I used pineapple tidbits for regular-sized cupcakes baked inwards muffin tins in addition to pineapple rings for oversized cupcakes baked inwards ramekins.

** The publish of ramekins needed volition depend on their size. This recipe should brand close vi to 8 oversized ramekin cupcakes.

*** We constitute that warming these cupcakes inwards the microwave (for close 10 - 12 seconds) worked simply great. They were withal deliciously divine when warmed upwardly a distich of days later on baking.

Enjoy!

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