Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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Not sure about other people's comments but this was a very good recipe. I did use canned pineapple rings and a cast iron skillet. The skillet makes it so easy because you make the butter/brown sugar mixture in the skillet and don't need to transfer it into another cake pan. The skillet also makes the top of the cake very crunchy and chewy, and prevents the cake batter from spilling over. I've never made a bad recipe from Tyler. I think some of the comments are extremely harsh. He obviously knows what he's doing.

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Do not use this recipe.
Why try to figure out how to make it work just use another recipe.
This was so awful it. I did put a baking sheet under the cake pan and was very glad I did. The batter just oozed out of the pan onto the baking sheet and it was not done even after an hour.

Tyler Florence should be ashamed of himself

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I feel as someone who has been baking and cooking since I was a little girl that you should never completely take a recipe from someone else. You should use some basic elements and alter them to what you think is best.

Basically everything sounded pretty good, simple cake, I tweaked the brown sugar sauce and some little flavors added in the cake but the amount of batter that the recipe has you make is way too much for 1 9" pan. You should really split it into to and make it a two tier cake and use extra brown sugar sauce and pineapples in the middle. Also if you are baking in an over something that will rise, i find it's always best to use a cookie pan underneath so that you don't catch your oven on fire.

Overall, very good recipe!

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Loved this recipe, saw the show and went to download recipe and was so surprised to see some of the poor reviews. I did 2 things different, used a cast iron pan to bake in and used canned pineaplle instead of fresh. It turned out so yummy. I took it to a function at my work and everyone loved it. It was easy to make and so yummy. Another great recipe by Tyler!

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So good!! My Mother used canned pineapply slices which make it easier preparation but Tyler's is superior in other ingredients.

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Ok so picture it.... im making a cake with my step son whom is 11, for my husband and I's 4th anniversary. I noticed that there would be too much batter for one 9 inch pan so i put it into two. My family and i were sitting in the living room watching television and i smelled something burning. I got up to check the cake and it had spilt over onto the bottom burners on my oven and when i opened the oven it ignited. So instead of surprising my husband with a cake we got to put out a kitchen fire in my oven...i was very angry thank god i had baking soda. ....then...yea its not over!!! After cleaning my oven for an hour ...my kids still wanted the cake so....yes....i tried it again and only put two scoops of batter into the pan!!!! I did not try the caramel or pineapple because he said it could be used as a basic cake so i did with a butter cream frosting it was delicious!!! My step son wanted to take some with him to his grand parents but his mom ate it on the way... u know its good if you eat it and your ex husbands new wife cooked it lol!!!!Here is the deal though my oven and family are fine and all his other recipes are good so i can't be too mad...can I? He is a great chef and no one can be perfect all the time except jesus. keep on cooking tyler!!!!

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I've been looking for decades for a PUDC that matches one I had as a kid - this is finally it! Yes, it is rich, and you won't like it if you're used to the store-bought variety, with the runny caramel. But for me it's instant love!

Some of the issues people encountered: the pan - a 9x2.5" springform was perfect! No overflow at all. The caramel - definitely medium to high heat to liquify the sugar; mine poured perfectly, but had a very few coarse chunks when I flipped the cake. Pushing those into the still hot liquid caramel smoothed it right out. Pineapple - I used frozen because it has better taste and texture than canned, just make sure you thaw it first!

Mine also took longer than the time given, but that will vary with your oven. Definitely a permanent part of my baking repertoire!

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I made this cake for my grandmother-in-law's 71st birthday. It was so simple. I think the trick with the caramel is cook on slightly lower than medium and add a little extra water, I used about 2 tablespoons of water. It worked out great for me. The cake part was excellent. I will definately use it again and again. You were right Tyler! I never had a pineapple upside down cake like this. It was such a hit. I can't wait to make it again! Monica :

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3 pans and 2 cakes later I am still looking for the right tweak. Of course I should have read the postings before my second attempt, but I thought after watching the show for the fifth time on my blackberry I got it right. I think it will be a bit before I try a third time. I will use the cake recipe as my standard. The Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is great if you can work out that whole Carmel thing. Here is what I am going to try.

1. Use a 9 inch spring pan or a deep dish pizza pan that is at least 2 inches deep.
2. Cut the brown sugar in half.
3. Low and slow when making the Carmel
4. Have the batter and pineapple ready before pouring the Carmel
5. Flip the cake on a plate before opening the spring pan

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After seeing this on TV I thought it looked delicious so I decided to make it. Unfortunately I didn't look at the reviews until after I made the second one. The first I made in a spring form pan, as I knew that much batter wouldn't fit in a regular 9 1/2 in cake pan. The caramel seeped out of the pan and burned on the sheet pan I had underneath. The cake also fell in the middle. I thought this was due to the caramel seeping out, so the second time I made it I used an old bunt pan I had. Sadly, the middle sank in it too. The flavor of the cake is good, that's why I gave it 2 stars instead of one, but the top of the cake was hard or "crispy" as some have described it, and the middle never seemed to cook. I followed the directions to a T both times. I'm very disappointed in this recipe and won't be trying it again. Maybe for another cake or by itself without the caramel and pineapple.