Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake

Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake, two layers of buttery pineapple upside-down cake stuffed with pineapple cheesecake, just like The Cheesecake Factory… but homemade!

Ingredients

PINEAPPLE CHEESECAKE

• 4 8 oz packages cream cheese room temp
• 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 Cup milk
• 4 eggs
• 1 Cup sour cream
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla bean paste or extract
• 1/4 Cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 Cup pineapple juice

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE TOPPING

• 1/2 Cup unsalted butter melted
• 1 Cup packed light brown sugar
• 14 slices canned or fresh pineapple rings
• 14 maraschino cherries

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE BATTER

• 3 1/3 Cup all purpose flour sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Cup unsalted butter melted
• 1 1/2 Cup light brown sugar packed
• 1/2 Cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 Cup sour cream
• 1 Cup milk
• 1/2 Cup pineapple juice
• 2 Tablespoon vanilla bean paste or extract