Mini Pineapple Upside-down Cakes

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
2/3 cup packed brown sugar1/3 cup butter, melted2 (20 ounce) cans sliced pineapple1 (18.25 ounce) package butter cake mix1 (355mL) can Mountain Dew (can use diet)1 Tbsp applesauce12 maraschino cherries, halved (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and butter; mix well.
Spoon into 12 greased Jumbo muffin cups (do not line).
Drain pineapple, reserving the juice.
Place one ring in each muffin cup, pressing and trimming if necessary.
Combine the cake mix, soda, applesauce and the reserved pineapple juice as needed.
Mix well.
Pour over pineapple, up to 3/4 of the tin.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Immediately invert on a wire rack to cool.
Gsrnish with cherry halves, if desired.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 315.7
  • Total Fat: 8.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.5 mg
  • Sodium: 315.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 59.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

Member Reviews
  • DEBRACHERYL
    VERY tasty! - 9/19/11
  • CASHLESSNCR
    Not the lowest cal dessert out there, but so yummy. The cake mix I used called for eggs - I used whites as well as 1/2 cup butter - I used 1/4 cup plus 1/4 cup applesauce. Recipe for me made 16 servings in regular muffin tins - 5/11/08