Nanny's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Submitted by Corilt3

"My mom's boyfriend's mom's recipe. It's amazing and the best one I've ever found."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple, sliced drained
• 24 cherries, halved and pitted, stems removed
• 1 1⁄3 cups flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 deegrees.
2. pour melted butter in a 9x9x2 baking pan and sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange pineapple over and place cherries in center of pineapple rings. Reserve extras.
3. Beat remaining ingredients for 30 seconds then for 3 minutes on high.
4. Crush remaining pineapple rings and add remaining pineapple and cherries to mixture.
5. Pour in pan and bake 50-55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
6. Remove and immediately turn pan upside-down.
7. Enjoy!