Peach Upside Down Cake

Name: Peach Upside Down Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix; 1/4 lb margarine; 4 eggs; 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans peaches in heavy syrup, juice reserved; 1 (2 ounce) bag pecans; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 (6 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, undrained; 1/4 cup brown sugar (again)

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Recipe by Sydney Mike

This recipe was passed on to me by a friend who's very much into PEACHES anything, as long as it's easy-to-make!!

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READY IN: 55mins

SERVES: 16

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

(18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
¹⁄₄

lb margarine
4

eggs
2

(15 1/4 ounce) cans peaches in heavy syrup, juice reserved
1

(2 ounce) bag pecans
¹⁄₂

teaspoon cinnamon
1

tablespoon brown sugar
1

(6 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, undrained
¹⁄₄

cup brown sugar (again)

DIRECTIONS

Mix cake batter according to directions on box, but substitute reserved peach juice/syrup for water.
Add margarine, then eggs.
Sprinkle some cinnamon & a little brown sugar [as much as desired!], then blend until it is thick. Set aside.
In bottom of a 13"x9" non-stick cake pan, place peach halves, cut side down & with a cherry in the middle of each, lining bottom of pan with peaches.
Sprinkle a little brown sugar over peaches.
Put a whole pecan in each of the spaces where peach halves come together, & place more all around the pan.
Drizzle A LITTLE BIT of the cherry liquid over the peaches.
Pour cake batter over peaches, covering all of them.
Bake cake according to directions on box, but increasing baking time A LITTLE BIT.
When done, remove from oven & cool slightly before inverting cake onto a serving plate.
Great served warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.