upside-down cake

noun

: a cake baked with its batter covering an arrangement of fruit (such as pineapple) and served with the fruit side up

Examples of upside-down cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Or trompe l’oeil gifts of all varieties: There's an upside-down cake candle, a handblown glass camembert Christmas tree ornament from John Derian, and even a croissant lamp, made out of an actual croissant! —Chloe Malle, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024

Some baking recipes even call for a bit of pineapple (like pineapple upside-down cake). —Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024

And who can go wrong with either the chocolate cake served with blackberry ice cream or pineapple upside-down cake partnered with dulce de leche ice cream? —Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024

Here's a quick look at how to make this strawberry upside-down cake recipe. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

upside-down cake

noun

: a cake baked with a layer of fruit (as pineapple) on the bottom and served fruit side up