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Vegan Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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A moist vegan pineapple upside down cake that is as easy to make as it is to enjoy. Made with juicy pineapple slices, bright cherries, and a tender vanilla cake base, this vegan dessert is sure to be a family favorite.

Ingredients

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Pineapple Topping

  • 20 ounce can Pineapple Slices in Juice (reserve juice for cake)
  • 4 Tablespoons Melted Vegan Butter
  • ⅓ cup Brown Sugar
  • 12–15 Maraschino Cherries (drained)

Vegan Cake Batter

  • 1½ cups Non-dairy Milk at room temperature (I used oat milk for this recipe)
  • 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1½ cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ cup Pineapple Juice (reserved from the sliced pineapple can)
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • ½ cup Vegan Butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup Sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Remove slices of pineapple from the can and place on a stack of paper towels to dry out a bit.
  3. Pour ½ cup melted vegan butter into a 9-inch cake pan.
  4. Sprinkle ⅓ cup of brown sugar into the pan.
  5. Press the pineapple rings into the pan, starting in the center and working your way around.
  6. Fill the holes with maraschino cherries and set to the side.
  7. In a liquid measuring cup mix together 1½ cup non-dairy milk with 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar. Set to the side for at least 5 minutes.
  8. In a medium sized mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
  9. Mix reserved pineapple juice and vanilla into the non-dairy milk mixture.
  10. In the base of a stand mixer cream together ½ cup room temperature vegan butter with granulated sugar.
  11. Add half of the liquid measuring cup mixture into the stand mixer and beat together.
  12. Next add the flour mixture into the batter slowly.
  13. Finally, pour in the remaining liquid measuring cup mixture and mix until just combined.
  14. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Recipe Tin Eats Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Find it online: https://mylifeafterdairy.com/vegan-pineapple-upside-down-cake/