upside-down cake

noun

Definition of upside-down cake

: 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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The pineapple upside-down cake skirted into super-sweet territory, but its light texture impressed, as did the partnering coconut gelato. — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, "David Cordish's new restaurant a good bet 24/7 at Live Hotel," 12 July 2018 Oreo made a variety of test batches of other cookies, including avocado, carrot cake, coffee, pineapple upside-down cake. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Cherry Cola or Piña Colada? Oreo Crowdsources Its Next Three Limited-Edition Flavors," 1 May 2018 Avery won the challenge with her spin on pineapple upside-down cake. — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, "Clarendon Hills contestant makes 'MasterChef Junior' history," 20 Apr. 2018 The eye-catcher on one recent trip was a giant serving of deep-dish pineapple upside-down cake. — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, "Lockhart barbecue comes to Fort Worth: It's a Food Festival event | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 1 Apr. 2018 The upside-down cakes, iced on all sides, come in more than a dozen flavors that include carrot, vanilla bean, and seasonal variations, like caramel apple. — Allison Steele, Philly.com, "Dixie Picnic's box lunches are one of the best deals in Center City.," 26 Oct. 2017 But don’t stop there: Apply it to a peach upside-down cake or sophisticated olive oil cake. — Charlotte Druckman, sacbee, "Be better than Betty Crocker, or how to make your own baking mixes like a pro," 3 Oct. 2017 In the Interior, pineapple upside-down cake is eaten with a salad made of lard, sugar, berries and whitefish. — Alaska Dispatch News, "In Alaska’s far-flung villages, happiness is a cake mix," 18 Sep. 2017 In the interior, pineapple upside-down cake is eaten with a salad made of lard, sugar, berries and whitefish. — Julia O’malley, New York Times, "In Alaska’s Far-Flung Villages, Happiness Is a Cake Mix," 17 Sep. 2017

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