Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Name: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Ingredients: 1/3 c. butter; 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed; 1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) can sliced pineapple; 1 1/2 c. cake flour or 1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour; 1 c. sugar; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/3 c. soft shortening; 2/3 c. milk; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 egg

11 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1/3 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) can sliced pineapple
1 1/2 c. cake flour or 1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. soft shortening
2/3 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350°.
2

Melt butter in an 8-inch pan.
3

Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter.
4

Arrange pineapple on butter-sugar mixture.
5

Decorate with cherries, if desired.
6

Stir flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in mixture in mixer bowl.
7

Add shortening, milk and flavoring; beat 2 minutes at medium speed or 300 vigorous strokes by hand.
8

Add egg.
9

Beat 2 minutes.
10

Pour batter over fruit.
11

Bake 40 to 50 minutes.
12

Immediately turn upside down on serving plate.
13

Yields 8 servings.