# Pineapple upside down cake with strawberry cake mix? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 2, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358 "2010-09-02T07:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/1 "2010-09-02T07:26:36Z")
I like pineapple upside down cake, and I like strawberry cake, and I like pineapples and strawberries together. I’m thinking of making a PUDC with strawberry cake mix rather than yellow cake mix. Yes, I DO use cake mixes, yes, I AM a heathen. Get over it. My question is, has anyone here done this, and how did it come out? ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/2 "2010-09-02T09:02:16Z")
No idea, why don’t you try it and see? If it isnt very good you will only be out a few dollars, it isnt as if it needed black and white truffles and gold leaf =) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/3 "2010-09-02T09:34:35Z")
I’m diabetic, so I really don’t eat much in the way of cake. And this cake is going to be for my birthday, and it’s the last cake I’m going to make in this house (my grandparents’ old house), so it’s not a question of money, you see. I just wanted to make this last cake special. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/4 "2010-09-02T18:07:55Z")
I’ve never tried it but I don’t see how it can go far wrong. One suggestion. Get some whole strawberries and put them in the centers of the pineapple rings. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/5 "2010-09-02T18:59:56Z")
I’ve never tried it and I could be wrong but I don’t think I’d go near it. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/6 "2010-09-02T19:30:14Z")
If it’s that special an event why risk it, especially based on Internet people’s opinions? Personally, strawberry cake period sounds unpleasant. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/7 "2010-09-02T19:55:04Z")
never tried it - - but I think I will be soon. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/8 "2010-09-02T21:03:26Z")
That sounds amazing! Yum! Never tried it myself, but I think I might have to make one because that sounds incredible! ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/9 "2010-09-02T22:07:51Z")
Yes you can. In Hawaii, we have discovered you can use any cake mix you like. What makes a pineapple upside down cake yummy is the caramelized brown sugar at the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/10 "2010-09-02T22:44:09Z")
. . . and you can give it a creative name, like the Upside-Down, Flint-Rubble-Bodoni Cake! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/11 "2010-09-02T23:31:58Z")
I like pineapples and I like strawberry cake, but I wouldn’t put them together. It sounds unpleasant. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/12 "2010-09-03T01:55:39Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve never tried it but I don’t see how it can go far wrong. > > One suggestion. Get some whole strawberries and put them in the centers of the pineapple rings. cooked strawberries are yucky when they are whole and plopped down on top of something, if you do want to decorate with whole strawberries, bake the cake, and make a [sugar glaze and dip the whole raw berries in it](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Qt19NwlJjlg/SiJzaBj6amI/AAAAAAAACUU/8OtkNpptj_8/s1600-h/4532-Croquembouche-Patisserie_strawberries-tartlette.jpg), and let it set up hard [or you can roll the berries in a beaten egg white wash and roll it around in superfine sugar for a sparkly frosted effect if you do that, you can also treat mint leaves as part of the garnish] [a cake with frosted flowers](http://kitchenmishmash.blogspot.com/2007/09/white-cake-orange-zest-whipped-cream.html) [cupcakes with frosted rose petals](http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/08/26/persian-love-cupcakes/) ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/13 "2010-09-03T19:35:49Z")
I think it sounds great. Please invite me over to have a slice. ---
**Author:** ![Snailly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@Snailly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snailly)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/14 "2010-09-05T02:17:51Z")
It sounds like it would taste great. I have used pineapple flavored cake mix to make pineapple upside down cake. I thought it would be too pineapple-y or too sweet, but it was excellent. I think that strawberry cake mix would taste great. ---
**Author:** ![Bratwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@Bratwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bratwoman)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/15 "2018-10-02T00:52:08Z")
I made the strawberry , cake mix, pineapple upside down cake today and its fabulous. GREAT TASTE EVERYONE LOVED IT.I was very skeptical with these negative reviews. But amazing. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/16 "2018-10-02T00:56:00Z")
Did you bake it for 8 years??? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/17 "2018-10-02T01:31:37Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > Did you bake it for 8 years??? I had that experience of reading my way through a thread and then being surprised to see a post from myself. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/18 "2018-10-02T02:16:04Z")
Wow, how can this be? Leap year times 2.? ETA shit, now I want cake. Curses. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/19 "2018-10-02T03:48:48Z")
Can I tell a story about pineappleupside down cake? Thanks! Some years ago my mom wanted a recipe for PUDC that would be baked in a cast iron skillet. She made a recipe request in a magazine called Reminisce, expecting maybe a couple dozen replies. Boy was she(and the mailman) in for a surprise. The recipes started arrining in droves. Mom had intended on replying to the ones she recieved but there were simply too many. They came from every state and even a couple from overseas. By the time the counting stopped at least twelve hundrend recipes had arrived. One even came from a distant cousin that noticed the name and sent a genealogy connection along with a recipe. Mom still has a huge notebook with some of the recipes. She also bought a nice gift for the mailman that Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pineapple-upside-down-cake-with-strawberry-cake-mix/552358/20 "2018-10-02T03:54:01Z")
I very much want cake now.