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Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- Ingredients:
- 1 20 oz can sliced pineapple
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- Maraschino cherries
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp pineapple syrup
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp grated lemon peel
1. Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tbsp syrup.
2. Melt butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet. Stir in brown sugar until blended. Remove from heat.
3. Arrange pineapple slices in sugar mixture. Place a maraschino cherry in the center of each slice.
4. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add milk and shortening and beat for 2 minutes. Add egg, reserved syrup, lemon juice, vanilla and lemon peel. Beat for 2 minutes. Pour over pineapple in skillet, spreading evenly.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
6. Invert onto serving plate. Serve warm.