Rhubarb Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

21 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 20 min

“Not your typical rhubarb cake! The pineapple and marshmallows add a little twist! It'll be eaten up in a flash!” - by Marne

Ingredients

1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
3 cups chopped rhubarb
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored Jell-O®
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix

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Original recipe yields 15 servings

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl, mix together the pineapple, rhubarb, white sugar, brown sugar, gelatin, and marshmallows. Pour evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan. In the same bowl, prepare the cake mix according to package directions, substituting the reserved pineapple juice for the as much water in the recipe as you can. pour over the fruit, and spread evenly.
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Invert the cake onto a serving platter while still warm, or cut into pieces, and turn upside-down when serving.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (15 total)

Calories
270 cal
14%

Fat
3.8 g
6%

Carbs
57.7 g
19%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Laura

May. 16, 2006

"This is a delicious recipe! I was a little worried about the rhubarb being fully cooked so I went a head & poached it in boiling water for 10 minutes to make sure it was soft. (I had a pie not turn ou..." See moret so great before when I didn't know about poaching rhubarb.) This cake is beautiful! Some of the topping stuck to the bottom of the pan when I flipped it over but it came off easy & I just spread it right back on top of the cake. I also garnished the cake with pineapple rings since this is for Nana's 85th birthday. Thanks for the great recipe! A Keeper!"

MATORGRAVY

May. 9, 2008

"I tried the white cake mix and did not care much for it so next time I made the cake with yellow cake mix. It turned out great. You will have to try it yourself and see what you think. All and all, gr..." See moreeat recipe."

rstinkham

May. 23, 2008

"Absoltuely delicious. Make sure you chop the rhubarb so that it is cooks while the cake bakes. 1hour is too long, it was done in 45 minutes...." See more"

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