Candied Cherry Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe
Summary
Cooking Time13 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Ingredients
| Butter | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Packed brown sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Pineapple slices | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| 4 maraschino or candied cherries, cut in half | ||
| All purpose flour | 1 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 1/3 cup soft shortening | ||
| Egg | 1 | |
| Liquid from pineapple plus milk to total 1/2 cup | ||
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
Directions
In 8-in round dish place butter.
Microwave at High (10) 1/2 to 1 Minute, to melt.
Sprinkle 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 3 minutes on lowest mixer speed, scraping bowl constantly first 1/2 minute.
Carefully spread batter over fruit in dish.
Microwave at High (10) 10 to 13 Minutes.
Some batter may run onto edges 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 warm.
Microwave at High (10) 1/2 to 1 Minute, to melt.
Sprinkle 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 3 minutes on lowest mixer speed, scraping bowl constantly first 1/2 minute.
Carefully spread batter over fruit in dish.
Microwave at High (10) 10 to 13 Minutes.
Some batter may run onto edges 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 warm.
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