Pumpkin Pineapple Cake Recipes

APPLE-PUMPKIN UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Let eggs stand at room temperature 30 minutes. In a microwave, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; spread mixture into a 9-in. pie plate. Arrange apples in a single layer over butter mixture., Cream remaining butter and remaining sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in pumpkin. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and remaining cinnamon; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Spread batter evenly over apples. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Loosen sides of cake from pie plate with a knife. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm and, if desired, with vanilla ice cream.

PINEAPPLE PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 (9x5) loaf pans with non-stick baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder. baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg. Add eggs and oil, beat at low speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in pumpkin, pineapple, and pecans.
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake for 38 to 42 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.

UPSIDE DOWN PUMPKIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a mixing bowl, blend pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves, salt, sugar, eggs and milk. Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix and nuts over the batter. Pour melted butter over the cake.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 60 minutes and let cool. The cake will be "liquidy" at first, but will solidify as it cools.

PUMPKIN - PINEAPPLE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Heat the oven to 350º F. Place a pan of hot water on the rack of oven. Coat an 8-inch springform pan with no-stick spray. Set aside 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Beat the remaining sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the pumpkin, eggs, flour, spice and vanilla. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes. Turn off the oven and let the cake stand in the oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack to room temperature. Loosen the edge of the cake with a knife and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• For the glaze: Drain the pineapple, reserving the syrup. Chop 1 pineapple slice finally; combine it with the reserved syrup and the remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar in a saucepan and cook over medium-high heat for 8 minutes or until thick; do not stir. Just before serving, arrange the remaining pineapple slices on the cake and top with the glaze.
• Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 220; Total fat 10g; Saturated fat 5g; Cholesterol 125mg; Sodium 240mg; Total carbohydrate 23g; Fiber 3g; Protein 8g; Vitamin A 180%DV*; Vitamin C 0%DV; Calcium 10%DV; Iron 8%DV.
• * Daily Value.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN PUMPKIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• For topping:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9x9x2-inch metal baking pan with nonstick spray. Combine sugar, butter, pineapple juice concentrate, and molasses in heavy small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, whisking until sugar dissolves and syrup is smooth; boil 1 minute. Pour evenly into prepared pan.
• Cut off one 1/3-inch-thick round from pineapple; cut out core. Place round in syrup in pan. Stand pineapple on end. Cut lengthwise into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Using 3 round cutters of different sizes, cut out rounds from pineapple slices, avoiding core. Arrange rounds close together in single layer in free-form design in syrup.
• For cake:
• Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Add sugar and beat to blend. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in molasses, then pumpkin. Beat in dry ingredients just until blended, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in 1/2 cup boiling water. Pour batter evenly into pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan 45 minutes. Place platter over pan and invert. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently lift off pan. Serve cake warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

PINEAPPLE POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat cake mix, 1 1/4 cup water, vegetable oil, and egg whites together in a bowl using an electric mixer in medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 29 to 34 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes.
• Stir pineapple-flavored gelatin with boiling water in a bowl until dissolved; stir in cold water.
• Poke holes into cake using a skewer or straw; spoon gelatin mixture evenly over cake. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Mix pineapple and pudding mix in a bowl; fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture evenly over chilled cake; refrigerate at least 2 more hours.