Campfire Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes

  Desserts

We make this fun pineapple upside-down cake recipe while camping or in the backyard around a fire. It’s very yummy for kids and adults alike. But the sandwich iron gets hot, so adults should handle and open it.

Campfire Pineapple Upside-Down Cakes

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TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 5 min./cake
YIELD: 6 servings.

Ingredients

  • 6 teaspoons butter
  • 6 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 6 canned pineapple slices
  • 6 maraschino cherries
  • 6 individual round sponge cakes

Instructions

  • 1. Place 1 teaspoon butter in 1 side of sandwich iron. Hold over fire to melt; remove from fire. Carefully sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over melted butter. Top with pineapple ring; add cherry to center of pineapple. Top with cake (flat side up); close iron.
  • 2. Cook pineapple side down over a hot campfire until brown sugar is melted and cake is heated through, 5-8 minutes. Invert iron to open, and serve cake on an individual plate.

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