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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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 Making a pineapple upside-down cake is one of those activities that requires a lot of effort for a lot of reward. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for upside-down cake

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of upside-down cake was in 1925

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“Upside-down cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upside-down%20cake. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

upside-down cake

noun
: a cake baked with a layer of fruit (as pineapple) on the bottom and served fruit side up
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