Showing posts with label Cherry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cherry. Show all posts

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Pineapple Upside Down Cake Personal Size

When I saw these on Pinterest (I know, SHOCKER!) I could not wait to try them. This is my dad's favorite dessert. The recipe I found was a start from scratch cake....ummmmm....NOOOOOO! Enter cake mix, please!



Ingredients
1 Yellow Cake Mix
Pineapple Rings
Maraschino Cherries
Jumbo Muffin Pan

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions
Prepare cake mix according to package directions. (I did deviate from the recipe here and the results were FANTASTIC! I substituted Fage Fat Free Greek Yogurt for ALL of the oil, I replaced the water with pineapple juice, and used egg whites. And no one guessed that I cut the fat and cholesterol- shhhh! don't tell them either.) Don't bake the cake yet. :)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of muffin pans with cooking spray.
Melt butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan and cook for 1 minute after melted.

Place pineapple rings in bottom of muffin pan, place cherry in the center of each. Divide the brown sugar mixture evenly between the sections and then top with prepared cake mix- 3/4 full. (It should make 12 large muffin sized cakes.)

Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Run knife around outside to make sure they won't stick to the pan when you flip them. I flipped mine onto a wire rack with a large cookie sheet underneath and allowed to cool. I LOVE how these turned out and they will be on the frequent dessert list.

I think these would be a HUGE hit at the next Bake Sale.
Try these; you'll like them!

(Note: You could make these in regular muffin tins, but would need to use pineapple tidbits instead. Adjust baking time to 20 minutes.)

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Sweet as Kisses Pie

I made this for the first time about 7 years ago. It is wonderful & it is so pretty.

Ingredients
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/3 c sugar
8 oz whipping topping, thawed, divided
1 c cherry pie filling
6 oz graham cracker pie crust

Directions
Mix cream cheese & sugar on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in 2 cups of whipped topping. Add pie filling. Cut through batter with knife several time for marble effect. Pour into crust. Spread with remaining whipped topping. Freeze for 3 hours or overnight. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with additional pie filling, if desired.