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Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake Cake

if you're looking for a delicious and unique cake to make for your next party, look no further than this Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake Cake.
Course: Desserts

Ingredients
  

  • 1 20 oz can pineapple slices drained
  • 1 C light brown sugar
  • 1 ⁄2 C unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 ⁄2 C maraschino cherries stem removed and sliced in half
  • 5 tbsp unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 2 ⁄3 C sugar
  • 1 ⁄2 C buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 ⁄4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 ⁄4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1 ⁄4 C flour

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9in spring form pan with pam baking spray
  2. Wrap the bottom of the springform pan in foil to avoid leakage
  3. Using a medium pot over medium-high heat, bring the butter and brown sugar to a light boil.
  4. Whisk to make sure all of the sugar has dissolved Pour 1⁄4 cup of the sauce onto the inside of the pan Lay your pineapples slices onto the sauce
  5. Place your cherries in the centers of the pineapple Using a medium bowl, melt the butter
  6. Whisk in the sugar until combined
  7. Whisk in the eggs until combined
  8. Whisk in the buttermilk, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined
  9. Gradually whisk in the flour until combined and smooth
  10. Carefully pour the batter over the pineapple to make sure that no sauce comes out from the sides
  11. Bake in the oven on a cookie sheet for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  12. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely
  13. Using a cake leveler or a serrated knife, cut the pineapple cake into two halves
  14. Place the two cake halves onto a place or cake board for easy removal
  15. Place the bottom cake layer onto the round springform pan
  16. Carefully remove the cheesecake from the fridge and place the cheesecake on top of the bottom cake layer
  17. Carefully place the top cake layer on top of the cheesecake Heat up the brown sugar sauce until it is liquid again
  18. Carefully pour the sauce over the cheesecake and enjoy!