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Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients
  

Topping

  • ¼ cup butter melted
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  • sliced pineapples 8 canned slices
  • 15-20 maraschino cherries

Cake

  • 1 and 2/3 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ½ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Prepare topping first:
  • Place 1/4 cup of melted butter into a 9-inch cake pan
  • Sprinkle the brown sugar on top.
  • Lay pineapple slices on top and add cherries in the spaces!

Cake

  • In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the butter.
  • Whisk in the sugars.
  • Whisk in the egg, milk, pineapple juice, and vanilla.
  • Add dry ingredients and whisk to remove lumps.
  • Pour batter into the pan on top of the pineapples.
  • Bake for at 20 minutes and then loosely tent with foil to prevent browning.
  • Bake an additional 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool for 10 minutes and invert onto large plate.
  • Let cool completely and use a HUGE spatula to transfer this on top of your cheesecake.
  • Chill until cold!