Customer Reviews

Nordic Ware Pineapple Upside Down Mini Cake Pan

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Heavy, non-stick pan that has nice detail in the pineapples. We've used it for both P/A upside down cake and quick bread. We found it is better to use about 2/3 C batter rather than the 3/4 C the directions state.

This is a great little pan for entertaining. Individual pineapple
upside down cakes, everyone gets their own. The pan is great; cooks
evenly and releases the cakes immediately. Just make sure there
is a cookie rack or dish to catch them as they fall out of the pan.

Usually Nordicware cake pans look as good as the finished product -- you can visualize the end result, but this pan is the exception. By itself, the pan is rather unattractive but once the butter, brown sugar, pineapple slice and cherry are added to the bottom of each individual compartment, the little cakes come to life. These look so great on a large platter whether for a special treat to liven up a boring week or for a full-blown party.

I spray the pan with Baker's Joy -- a cooking spray made for baking that contains a little flour. And, if the cakes puff up too much during baking, just take a bread knife and cut them straight across the top (will be the bottom) after they've cooled for ten minutes or so while they are still in the pan. Then they will sit perfectly flat on the plate when inverted and removed from the pan. With a little care the pans will last a life-time, just avoid using metal utensils or harsh scrub pads on the pan.

These cakes are so easy to make and yet look so detailed they look like you baked for hours. The cakes even work well on a Christmas buffet -- just alternate red and green cherries for the centers and they will fit right in with the holiday theme.

This is an excellent pan. It's a tad bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. You would seriously have to work very hard to dent this pan. I'm actually not sure if you'd be able to, even with much effort... it's THAT sturdy. It's great for making pineapple upside down cake, and comes out extremely well and cute, however, you really need to make sure that you don't fill these past the half way mark. I'm not sure if it's the recipe I use, but it tends to rise a LOT, and if it rises past the edge of the pan, when you flip them, they won't look as cute. There's also quite a bit of weight to this pan, which enhances the sturdiness, but does make it a bit difficult to lift and flip about if you're not the strongest of persons. Although you'd have to be pretty darn weak to really find this a hardship. Overall, I can find very little in ways of complaint about this pan. I actually couldn't find it in my budget to get this pan, thinking it was just for "fun", but my brother got it for me for Christmas and I love it! Now that I have one, I would actually get another one without much hesitation. I find it to be totally worthwhile.

This is a nice, high-quality cake pan. I greased the pan with a thin layer of shortening/Crisco and the cakes came out beautifully.

Awesome pan, very heavy, great quality! The cakes slide out easily with just a little Pam prepping. No need to grease them. We made 50 cakes for a Tiki themed baby shower that we threw. With all that practice, we found that if you fill it a little fuller than the instructions say you will get a better result. We also added more sugar and butter than recommended.

The cakes were a hit and everyone got a kick out of them actually being in the shape of a pineapple. Very original. I am so glad I bought this pan....I really wish I would have bought two!

BUY THIS PAN...you won't regret it.

This made six beautiful pineapples.

I would recommend buying two of these pans, my family didn't want to cut the little pineapples in half to share!

I had no problems with the cakes sticking. I did use a spray oil in the bottom though.

Someone who is crafty might want to color some of the cake mix green for the top of the pineapple. The cakes are pretty, but could look better with more color.

Nordic Ware Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake Pan

My pineapple Upside Down Mini Cake Pan came in just a couple of days. It is very detailed in its pineapple shape and will be great for entertaining. And it even came with a recipe. I am trying it out tonight!

This is a great pan for making special Fun deserts. Easy to use, and the recipe that came with it is delicous. Loved it so much I bought a second one.

Ok, so I ordered one of these pans and it came scratched. I was sent a new one and that one was scratched too.
It seemed as though they were damaged during the making of this product, because the scratches were underneth the cast iron coating or whatever its finished with.
I figured thaat they were all probobly like that so I decided to just keep it.
For the price, I wish it were a little better made. However, it hasnt effected the use in anyway.

Other than that, these make the CUTEST mini pinapple upside down cakse!
I buy pineapple cake mix in a box and use that as the main cake. I melt butter and put it at the bottom of the pan along with brown sugar. I put a pineapple ring on the bottom and then ad a marachino cherry in the center of the pineapple ring and then pour the cake batter on top and cook. These are so good and my kids just LOVE them.