How to Use upside-down cake in a Sentence

upside-down cake

noun
  • Then, slice, serve and get ready to fall head over heels for upside-down cake.
    New York Times, 28 July 2022
  • In the Southern Hemisphere, upside-down cake is called right-side-up cake.
    Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The pear torta, for its part, seems to have delusions of being an upside-down cake.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Avery won the challenge with her spin on pineapple upside-down cake.
    Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Pineapple upside-down cake gets baked with a base of ooey gooey pineapple slices, which become sticky and sweet during their time in the oven.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
  • Grill it during your next BBQ or bake it into an upside-down cake or muffin.
    Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 15 June 2023
  • This eye-popping upside-down cake might be beautiful to look at, but that shouldn't stop you from taking a bite.
    Erin Alexander, TheWeek, 20 June 2020
  • And for dessert – well, the last course was made for chocolate lava cake and apple upside-down cake featuring caramel ice cream.
    Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The eye-catcher on one recent trip was a giant serving of deep-dish pineapple upside-down cake.
    Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Coconut cream pies huddle with date-nut bread to gossip about pineapple upside-down cake.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022
  • But don’t stop there: Apply it to a peach upside-down cake or sophisticated olive oil cake.
    Charlotte Druckman, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But don’t stop there: Apply it to a peach upside-down cake or sophisticated olive oil cake.
    Charlotte Druckman, sacbee, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Pineapple upside-down cake and Sour Patch Kid flavors are among those offered for a limited time.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2022
  • He’s done a pineapple upside-down cake, and one that was like an apple tarte tatin with a really brûléed apple flavor.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Citron is serving brunch and dinner on Quarry Lake with ribeye steaks, soft shell crabs and pineapple upside-down cake for dessert.
    Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 12 June 2019
  • Just as essential as an upside-down cake’s ability to put languishing fruit to use is its ease.
    New York Times, 28 July 2022
  • Top your meal off with banana pudding, chocolate meringue pie, coconut pie, lemon meringue pie or pineapple upside-down cake.
    Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 29 June 2021
  • Other kakigori creations at Ernest include a black sesame tiramisu flavor and a pineapple upside-down cake.
    Omar Mamoon, Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Fortunately, our citrusy olive oil upside-down cake is just the answer.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • In the interior, pineapple upside-down cake is eaten with a salad made of lard, sugar, berries and whitefish.
    Julia O’Malley, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2017
  • In the Interior, pineapple upside-down cake is eaten with a salad made of lard, sugar, berries and whitefish.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The Duchess of Sussex reportedly helped cook tonight's menu of homemade coconut chicken curry, aubergine (that's eggplant, for those of us in the States) masala, dips to share, and caramelized plum upside-down cake for dessert.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2018
  • Suburban Yacht Club’s shareable pineapple upside-down cake updates the vintage dessert with a rum-spiked, pineapple glaze.
    Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2022
  • From a classic red, white, and blue American flag cake to a zippy citrus upside-down cake that's popping with color, these cakes make the sweetest standouts.
    Erin Alexander, TheWeek, 20 June 2020
  • The upside-down cakes, iced on all sides, come in more than a dozen flavors that include carrot, vanilla bean, and seasonal variations, like caramel apple.
    Allison Steele, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • This date upside-down cake takes the dates from my family’s Rosh Hashanah seder and pairs them with the two fragrant ingredients found in so many Persian sweets: cardamom and rosewater.
    Tannaz Sassooni, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Everyone will love this simple summer version of a classic upside-down cake.
    Nik Pugmire, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
  • Today’s banana upside-down coffee cake was inspired by the classic pineapple upside-down cake.
    Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2021
  • Use your favorite pineapple upside-down cake recipe but substitute apples.
    Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Howl at the Moon also offers beer and cocktails, like peanut butter old fashioneds, cherry limeades and mojitos, as well as an array of shots, from gummy bear to pineapple upside-down cake.
    Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2021

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