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Pineapple Upside-down Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 8 1/2 oz can sliced pineapple
3 T. butter
1/2 C brown sugar
4 maraschino cherries, halved
1/3 C shortening
1/2 C sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 C flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
Directions:
Directions:
Drain pineapple, reserving syrup.
Halve pineapple slices.
Melt butter in an 8 X 8 X 2" pan.
Add brown sugar and 1 T. of the reserved pineapple syrup.
Add water to reserved syrup to make 1/2 C. Arrange pineapple in bottom of pan.
Place a cherry half in center of each slice.
Cream together shortening and sugar till light.
Add egg and vanilla, beat till fluffy
Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with the 1/2 C reserved pineapple syrup, beating after each addition.
Spread over pineapple.
Bake at 350º for 40 to 45 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes and invert on plate.
Serve warm
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I'm not sure this is the best recipe, but it is a good one and we can make changes on it as we find better ones. I also don't know why they are so stingy with the cherries!
Did you know when you add dry and wet ingredients alternately you start and end with the dry?

 

 

 

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