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PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE 1/3 c. butter 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed 1 (8 1/4 oz.) can pineapple slices 4 maraschino cherries, cut in half 1 1/4 c. unsifted all-purpose flour 3/4 c. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/3 c. shortening, soft 1 egg liquid from pineapple + milk to total 1/2 c. 1 tsp. vanilla extract In 8-inch round dish, place butter. Microwave at High for 3/4 to 1 minute, to melt. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter. Drain pineapple (save liquid) on paper towels and arrange in dish. Decorate with cherries. In small mixer bowl, place flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, egg, liquid and vanilla; beat for 3 minutes on lowest mixer speed, scraping bowl constantly for first 1/2 minute. Carefully spread batter over fruit in dish. Microwave on High for 9 to 12 minutes, rotating dish 1/2 turn after 5 minutes. Some batter may run onto edge of dish, but will not spill. When done, toothpick stuck in cake comes out clean. Invert cake onto plate; let dish stand over cake a few minutes. Serve hot or warm. Can put whipped cream on top. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |