Heloise Pinapple Cherry Spoon Cake Recipes

PINEAPPLE CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Evenly sprinkle pineapple in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Carefully spread with pie filling. Sprinkle with dry cake mix and drizzle with butter. , Bake until top is golden brown, 50-60 minutes.

SPOON CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sift together the flour and cornstarch. Whisk together the sour cream, oil, sugar and egg in a large bowl until smooth, which will take 1 to 2 minutes.
• In a small pitcher or separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, vanilla, baking soda and baking powder. Add to the bowl and mix to combine.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients in two batches, stirring until just combined and no lumps of flour remain.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Put to one side while you make the frosting.
• For the gooey chocolate frosting: Combine the milk, chocolate and butter in a saucepot over medium-low heat. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour the frosting over the still-warm cake and serve immediately, eating with spoons straight from the pan.

PINEAPPLE-CHERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Put 1/2 cup butter into a 9x13-inch cake pan and heat in the preheated oven until melted. Remove from oven and brush sides of pan with some of the melted butter.
• Evenly sprinkle brown sugar over the melted butter in the pan. Place pineapple rings on top of the sugar-butter layer. Place maraschino cherries in the middle of the pineapple rings and decorate in between as desired. Reserve 1/2 cup crushed pineapple and fill the gaps with remaining crushed pineapple to completely cover the pan. Drain the reserved crushed pineapple very well.
• Combine cake mix, 1 cup pineapple juice, eggs, and 1/2 cup melted butter in a large bowl; beat using an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. Mix in rum and the reserved 1/2 cup crushed pineapple. Stir to thoroughly combine. Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth out with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, making sure not to push all the way through the bottom of the cake, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Remove cake from the oven and immediately run a knife around the edge of the pan to thoroughly loosen it from the sides. Let cool in pan for a few minutes. Place serving platter upside-down over the pan while cake is still warm and, holding both together, flip over and leave pan on for a couple minutes. Slowly and carefully lift cake pan from cake.

CHERRY PINEAPPLE DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º degrees F.
• Dump one 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple with juice in a 9×13 baking dish.
• Dump one 21 oz. can of cherry pie filling over pineapple and spread evenly.
• Take one box of yellow cake mix and evening spread cake mix over the cherry pie filling.
• Chop up on stick of butter into small squares and spread evenly across cake mix. This will create a nice crust.
• Add chopped pecans to the top and spread over the rest of the cake.
• Place baking dish in oven for 35-45 minutes or until topping is slightly browned.
• Wait till it cools and dive in.

HELOISE PINAPPLE CHERRY SPOON CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 by 13 inch glass baking pan.
• Spread pineapple with its syrup evenly in the pan. Spoon the pie filling evenly over the pineapple. Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the mixture, then the chopped nuts over all.
• Thinly slice the chilled butter or margarine, then lay the slices evenly over the other ingredients. Bake for 50 minutes or until golden. Serve warm. Makes 12 servings.
• * Let the cake cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before trying to remove the cake from the pan.

CHERRY PINEAPPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Spread cherries and pineapple with juice over the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Top with nuts. Sprinkle dry cake mix over all. Pour butter evenly over cake mix. , Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Cool. Invert onto a serving plate. Cut into squares. Top with whipped cream if desired.