Pineapple Upside-Down Dump Cake

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This dump cake recipe is wonderful topped with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. It works well with gluten-free and sugar-free cake mixes too.

Pineapple Upside-Down Dump Cake

Average Rating: 4.2

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 2 hours + standing
YIELD: 10 servings.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, divided
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 jar (6 ounces) maraschino cherries, drained
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
  • Vanilla ice cream, optional

Instructions

  • 1. In a microwave, melt 1/2 cup butter; stir in brown sugar. Spread evenly onto bottom of a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle with cherries and pecans; top with pineapple. Sprinkle evenly with dry cake mix. Melt remaining butter; drizzle over top.
  • 2. Cook, covered, on high until fruit mixture is bubbly, about 2 hours. (To avoid scorching, rotate slow cooker insert one-half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts.)
  • 3. Turn off slow cooker; let stand, uncovered, 30 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 455 calories, 22g fat (10g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 418mg sodium, 66g carbohydrate (47g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

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