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Campfire Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes

Name: Campfire Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 6 teaspoons butter; 6 tablespoons brown sugar; 6 canned pineapple slices; 6 maraschino cherries; 6 individual round sponge cakes

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Total Time

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 5 min./cake

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Apr. 24, 2022

We make these fun cakes while camping or in the backyard around a fire. They're yummy for kids and adults alike. Be aware that the sandwich iron gets hot, so adults should handle and open it. —Cheryl Grimes, Whiteland, Indiana

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Ingredients

6 teaspoons butter
6 tablespoons brown sugar
6 canned pineapple slices
6 maraschino cherries
6 individual round sponge cakes

Directions

Place 1 teaspoon butter in 1 side of sandwich iron. Hold over fire to melt; remove from fire. Carefully sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over melted butter. Top with pineapple ring; add cherry to center of pineapple. Top with cake (flat side up); close iron.
Cook pineapple side down over a hot campfire until brown sugar is melted and cake is heated through, 5-8 minutes. Invert iron to open, and serve cake on an individual plate.

Test Kitchen tips

We tested these little cakes with fresh pineapple, too, but liked canned better. Fresh pineapple took too long to get tender. Canned was a perfect fit.

After you invert each warm cake from the iron, there will be some caramelly goodness left behind; drizzle over each cake to serve.

Nutrition Facts

1 cake: 211 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 214mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (32g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Campfire Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes

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