How to Use upside-down cake in a Sentence
upside-down cake
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Then, slice, serve and get ready to fall head over heels for upside-down cake.
—New York Times, 28 July 2022
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Here's a quick look at how to make this strawberry upside-down cake recipe.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2024
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Avery won the challenge with her spin on pineapple upside-down cake.
—Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
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The pear torta, for its part, seems to have delusions of being an upside-down cake.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
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Some baking recipes even call for a bit of pineapple (like pineapple upside-down cake).
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
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Coconut cream pies huddle with date-nut bread to gossip about pineapple upside-down cake.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022
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In the Southern Hemisphere, upside-down cake is called right-side-up cake.
—Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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This eye-popping upside-down cake might be beautiful to look at, but that shouldn't stop you from taking a bite.
—Erin Alexander, TheWeek, 20 June 2020
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The eye-catcher on one recent trip was a giant serving of deep-dish pineapple upside-down cake.
—Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 1 Apr. 2018
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Pineapple upside-down cake gets baked with a base of ooey gooey pineapple slices, which become sticky and sweet during their time in the oven.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
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Fortunately, our citrusy olive oil upside-down cake is just the answer.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 8 Apr. 2020
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Just as essential as an upside-down cake’s ability to put languishing fruit to use is its ease.
—New York Times, 28 July 2022
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And for dessert – well, the last course was made for chocolate lava cake and apple upside-down cake featuring caramel ice cream.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
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Top your meal off with banana pudding, chocolate meringue pie, coconut pie, lemon meringue pie or pineapple upside-down cake.
—Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 29 June 2021
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Use your favorite pineapple upside-down cake recipe but substitute apples.
—Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
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Grill it during your next BBQ or bake it into an upside-down cake or muffin.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 15 June 2023
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It can be snuck into anything including retro dump cakes, easy cookies, perfect fudge, and upside-down cakes.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
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Everyone will love this simple summer version of a classic upside-down cake.
—Nik Pugmire, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
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This strawberry upside-down cake is easily one of my favorite summer desserts.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2024
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And who can go wrong with either the chocolate cake served with blackberry ice cream or pineapple upside-down cake partnered with dulce de leche ice cream?
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
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Other kakigori creations at Ernest include a black sesame tiramisu flavor and a pineapple upside-down cake.
—Omar Mamoon, Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021
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Today’s banana upside-down coffee cake was inspired by the classic pineapple upside-down cake.
—Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2021
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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, 17 Sep. 2017
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Pineapple upside-down cake is a decadent combination of vanilla cake, juicy pineapple, and buttery caramel.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2026
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Pineapple upside-down cake and Sour Patch Kid flavors are among those offered for a limited time.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022
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Citron is serving brunch and dinner on Quarry Lake with ribeye steaks, soft shell crabs and pineapple upside-down cake for dessert.
—Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2019
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In the Interior, pineapple upside-down cake is eaten with a salad made of lard, sugar, berries and whitefish.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 18 Sep. 2017
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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, 26 Oct. 2017
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Desserts get their due, as well, with cocktails making their way into recipes for negroni panna cotta, mezcal pudding, and pina colada upside-down cake.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
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Our apple upside-down cake includes cornmeal for an unexpected, yet delicious contrast in flavor and texture to the fruit and sweet sauce.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
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