Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

TinyArtist

  Pineapple Upside-Down CakeYield: 9 servings

  Ingredients  

• 1/2  cup  brown sugar
• 3  tablespoon  butter, or margarine
• 1   can pineapple, slices (or can)
• maraschino cherries
• 2  cup sifted cake flour
• 3  teaspoon  baking powder
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  cup  shortening
• 1  cup  sugar
• 1    egg, well beaten
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla
• 3/4  cup  milk
  

  Directions  

• Set oven for moderate 350f.
• Sprinkle brown sugar in bottom of well-greased pan, 9 by 9 by 2 inches.
• Dot with butter.
• Melt mixture over very low heat.
• Drain pineapple; place slices in pan with cherry in center of each.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Cream shortening.
• Add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla: beat well.
• Add flour mixture, a little at a time, alternately with milk.
• Pour batter over fruit.
• Bake 1 hour or until light brown.
• Turn upside down on serving plate at once.
• Serve with whipped cream, if desired.