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Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes

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Try this great dessert for your Easter dinner. We’re taking a standard pineapple upside-down cake and making it into individual portions for an easy grab-and-eat dessert. This is the perfect pairing with your ham dinner.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Author Sparkle Markets

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter melted
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 24 maraschino cherries
  • 20 oz can crushed pineapple drained and juice reserved
  • 18.25 oz package yellow or pineapple cake mix
  • 1 1/3 cups pineapple juice
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheatthe oven to 350º. Spray 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
  • Spoon 1 teaspoon melted butter into the bottom of each sprayed muffin cup. Spoon one tablespoon brown sugar into each muffin cup. Press a maraschino cherry into the center and add a heaping tablespoon of pineapple on top; press down with the back of a spoon.
  • In a large bowl, mix cake mix, pineapple juice, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla with a mixer until combined. Pour batter into muffin tins until almost full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.Allow cupcakes to cool 5 to 10 minutes before inverting onto a flat surface.