I thought since today I have technically no dollars and a rockin new giant cupcake pan to use, I would again bake for my dad. My dad love Pineapple Upside Down Cake. I had to figure out how to make those flavors into a cupcake. Here are the recipes I used...Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup vegetable oil, such as canola, corn oil, or safflower oil
3 large eggs
1 cake mix (18.5 ounces) butter cake mix with pudding in the mix
1 can (15 1/4 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup vegetable oil, such as canola, corn oil, or safflower oil
3 large eggs
1 cake mix (18.5 ounces) butter cake mix with pudding in the mix
1 can (15 1/4 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Preparation:
Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan. Heat oven to 325°.
In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat cream cheese with oil and eggs until well blended. Blend in the cake mix and beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Beat in drained pineapple and lemon juice. Spoon into a Bundt cake pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes. Carefully invert onto a cake plate to cool completely. Frost or dust with powdered sugar.
Ingredients
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed(I used lemon juice. Meant to use the pineapple juice from the cake but I forgot to save it!
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed(I used lemon juice. Meant to use the pineapple juice from the cake but I forgot to save it!
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preparation
Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add brown sugar; beat until well blended. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup (scant) at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice concentrate and vanilla. Chill until firm enough to spread, about 30 minutes.
yield: Makes about 3 1/2 cups
Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add brown sugar; beat until well blended. Add powdered sugar 1/2 cup (scant) at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice concentrate and vanilla. Chill until firm enough to spread, about 30 minutes.
yield: Makes about 3 1/2 cups
Dad's favorite color...Orange. We created orange frosting and used orange sprinkles and orange "sparkly sugar." The cake and frosting were delicious. We all took turns frosting the cake. Okay, I actually let the girls each frost one knifeful a piece... then took over due to my perfectionism and lack of patience on a Sunday afternoon. The results were as seen below.
Yes, I made this. Yes, it does look like a kindergarten project gone wrong. Can you tell I have ZERO cake decorating skills. Nope not one. Really the frosting got warm and started to slide down the edges. Note the small drips. The "Sparkly Sugar" was a big hit with the girls. Especially when I wound up wearing most of it. Open car windows and sparkly sugar don't go together well. I just love being sparkly and sweet! Dad loved the cake, as much as my dad can love a cake. The girls loved gifting it. I, well, I learned a lot about what not to do when frosting a giant 3 dimensional cupcake. Can't wait to try again!
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