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Grilled Pineapple Upside Down Cakes

These are super easy pineapple upside-down cakes cooked on the grill. Build these cakes with pineapple, sponge cakes, brown sugar, butter and a red cherry and seal in a foil packet for grilling.
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 93kcal

Equipment

  • BBQ Grill
  • Aluminum Foil

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Turn on the grill for preheat.
  • Make foil squares that are 8" x 8" (approximately)
  • In the middle of a foil square place a small pat of butter, about 1 tablespoon
  • Put a tablespoon of brown sugar on top of the butter
  • Put one pineapple slice on top of the brown sugar
  • Put a maraschino cherry in the center of the pineapple slice
  • Place the sponge cake upside down over the pineapple slice.
  • Take the 2nd pieces of foil and lay over the cake and lightly press around the cake then crimp the edges of both pieces of foil to make a packet Try not to make the packet too little as this grills better with an airier packet.
  • Turn the grill burners on low and place the packets on the grates and grill for 10 to 12 minutes or until you can hear the butter and brown sugar sizzling. Move the packets around occasionally to avoid any hot spots.
  • Remove the cake packets from the grill with tongs and let cool about 10 minutes.
  • Turn the foil pack over and carefully open to reveal your cake. You can serve the cake in the foil or serve on a plate.

Notes

All grills vary in how hot they get.  I am using a Weber Genesis grill which gets very hot. I turn my grill to low, but you may need to make adjustments to yours.
If using a charcoal grill adjust the briquettes for the proper amount of heat.
You can also bake these cakes at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes.
You will hear the butter, brown sugar, and pineapple juices sizzling in the packets as they cook.  It is helpful to move the packets around the grill so they aren't sitting on a hot spot.
These foil packets will be very hot.  Use tongs and oven mitts to move from the grill when done cooking.

Nutrition

Serving: 6 | Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.8g | Fat: 6.6g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 60mg