upside-down cake
noun
: a cake baked with its batter covering an arrangement of fruit (such as pineapple) and served with the fruit side up
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Even though trusty cast-iron skillets are traditional in Southern cookery and with most upside-down cakes, this recipe turns out better in a cake pan.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Make this Hummingbird Cake—a mashup of pineapple upside-down cake and banana bread—brought to you by the Bon Appétit Bake Club.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 June 2025
Here’s a recipe for summertime pineapple upside-down cake.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The Luau treats guests with a signature mai tai, a Hawaiian buffet featuring kalua pork, ahi poke, macaroni salad and a pineapple upside-down cake.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Make this Hummingbird Cake—a mashup of pineapple upside-down cake and banana bread—brought to you by the Bon Appétit Bake Club.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 June 2025
Here’s a recipe for summertime pineapple upside-down cake.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The Luau treats guests with a signature mai tai, a Hawaiian buffet featuring kalua pork, ahi poke, macaroni salad and a pineapple upside-down cake.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
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“Upside-down cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upside-down%20cake. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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