Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

[dalajune]

1/4 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
9 slices pineapple in juice (from 14-oz can), drained
9 maraschino cherries
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1 egg


1. Heat oven to 350°F. In 9-inch square pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter. Arrange pineapple slices over brown sugar. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice.

2. In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over pineapple and cherries.

3. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake a few minutes so brown sugar mixture can drizzle over cake; remove pan. Serve warm. Store cake loosely covered.

[templetonstoy]

Delajune, this is my younger brother's and my grandfather's favorite cake....my mom used to make it for them for their birthdays.

It's great with ice cream...heck, what cake (other than cheesecake) isn't good with ice cream? LOL!

[dalajune]

Originally Posted by templetonstoy

Delajune, this is my younger brother's and my grandfather's favorite cake....my mom used to make it for them for their birthdays.

It's great with ice cream...heck, what cake (other than cheesecake) isn't good with ice cream? LOL!

mine to... i also do single cakes in muffin pan (like cupcakes) kids love them.

[templetonstoy]

June,

Never thought of that. What a neat idea! Thanks....maybe I can talk my mother into making some...she's the master baker. *giggles*