Chocolate Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe

Summary

CuisineAmericanCourseDessert
Main IngredientFruitsInterest GroupGourmet

Ingredients

 
1/2 Cup Shortening
 
1 Cup Sugar
 
1/4 Cup Hershey's Chocolate
 
2 Eggs
 
2 Cups Sifted Flour
 
3 Tsp. Baking Powder
 
1/2 Tsp. Salt
 
1 Tbs. Vanilla
 
3/4 to 1 Cup Cold Water
 
1 Cup Brown Sugar
 
1/4 Cup Margarine
 
5 Slices Pineapple
 
5 Maraschino Cherries

Directions

Cream shortening; add sugar and beat.
Add eggs, one at a time; beat well.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and chocolate together.
Add vanilla to water.
Alternately add dry and liquid ingredients; blend until smooth.
Sprinkle pan with brown sugar; dot with margarine.
Arrange pineapple slices in pan, place cherry in center of each slice.
Spread cake batter evenly over pineapple; may be baked with or without a cover.
Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350 deg.and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
Allow to stand 5 minutes before turning cake upside down on platter.

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