Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Small Pineapple Upside Down Cake from Scratch

Here's how things work in my world folks... At 5:30 in the morning I think~ I wonder if I can make a Pressure Cooker Pineapple Upside Down Cake? This then leads me to the kitchen to see if I have any pineapple. Only a 20 oz can of crushed. Maraschino cherries? Four left in the jar (4 cherries??? I cut them into quarters.) Pinterest suggests using cake mix, didn't have that so I search my blog for a recipe for a small cake batter. 40 minutes later my little spur of the moment cake is safely tucked into the PC baking away:@) It's yummy and moist and we think it turned out pretty darn good!

Since I only had crushed pineapple I filled 1/2 C and pressed out the excess liquid. Kept adding to it until I had 1/2 C of packed pineapple. 

Then let it, and the cherries, drain on paper towels while I mixed the batter.
I've already picked up a can of sliced pineapple and hope to add updated pics after I make my next one:@)

Specialty equipment (in addition to a 6-8 quart pressure cooker):

• A six cup bundt pan or 6-7 cup springform pan. I've been a long time fan of making smaller cakes for one or two people, as well as for those of us that don't want to be tempted by cake all week:@)
• Long handled silicone trivet from Amazon HERE, makes getting the pan into and out of the PC vessel much easier.

Pressure Cooker Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Up to 3 Tblsp brown sugar-I used 1 1/2 Tblsp, add more if desired-you know your crowd
Maraschino cherries for color
Pineapple, preferably slices or chunks drained
1 C A/P flour
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 C pineapple juice
1/4 C vegetable oil-I still want to try subbing apple sauce one day...
1 egg

1. Spray 6" bundt pan or 6-7" springform pan with cooking spray (I used Aldi's Baker's Joy).
2. Sprinkle bottom of pan with brown sugar and arrange cherries and pineapples in pan.
3. Mix dry ingredients in bowl, add pineapple juice, oil and egg. Mix well (batter will be thick).
4. Pour/spoon batter over fruit. Spread out evenly.
5. Cover pan with foil.
6. Fill vessel with 1 C water. Sit cake pan on trivet and place in vessel. Or make tin foil sling HERE, sit on trivet that has been placed in vessel.
7. 18 minutes high pressure, allow natural release. 
8. Remove from PC, remove foil, place plate over cake pan, turn cake upside down, should easily slide out onto plate.
9. Cool completely and enjoy!

Have a sticky sweet happy day:@)