[Aliska]

BTW my daughter just asking about upsidedown cake. I like the rings and maraschino cherries only I halve them, cut side down. Now I don't follow a recipe, like plenty of real butter and brown sugar. That pic you posted looks like they got enough on there.

Usually I use a yellow cake mix but I've been toying with the idea of some kind of sponge cake which I love. Only it has to be dense enough to support the fruit.

[Jamestown1630]

Yes, the cake has to be dense for this. I once made a recipe that was so light it just didn’t work.

There are lots of easy ‘cake-mix’ recipes out there for Pineapple Upside Down Cake; but I’ve found that it’s best from scratch - and the best are the ones done in the cast-iron pan, for the caramelization.