Pineapple Upside Down Cake
(from cokerlj’s recipe box)
This is the way my mother always made it and the way my husband loves it.
Source: Linda Coker
Categories: Cakes
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix (ingredients called for on box)
- 1 #2 (large) can pineapple slices or large can crushed pineapple, drained, reserve juice
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 stick margarine
- maraschino cherries (optional)
Directions
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Melt 1 stick margarine in bottom of 13×9×2 inch pan.
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Sprinkle brown sugar over melted butter (the 1 cup measurement is approximate)
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Arrange pineapple slices and cherries; or crushed pineapple in butter and brown sugar in the pan.
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Mix yellow cake mix according to directions. You can use some of the pineapple juice drained off the pineapple as part of the liquid needed in the cake mix.
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Pour carefully over pineapple, butter and brown sugar in bottom of pan.
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Bake 350 degrees until done.
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Turn out immediately, do not cool in pan, be careful as the juices/caramel will be very hot.