Pineapple Upside-down Cupcakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 (12.5 ounce) can pineapple tidbits in juice, drained and juice reserved
• 1 cup brown sugar, or as needed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (16.5 ounce) can pitted cherries, drained (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs together with an electric mixer in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, increase speed to medium speed and beat for 2 minutes. pour reserved pineapple juice into cake mix and beat until combined.
• sprinkle brown sugar evenly in each muffin cup. drizzle butter evenly over brown sugar. place pineapple tidbits and 1 cherry atop the brown sugar mixture. pour cake batter over pineapple tidbits.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 15 to 20 minutes.