PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE - EASY WAY

Pineapple Upside Down Cake - Easy Way image

Provided by Rutecki Family

Categories Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained (reserve liquid)
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries (optional)
1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
water (plus reserved pineapple juice to make the quantity called for by your cake mix)

Steps:

Melt 1/2 stick margarine in a 9 X 9 baking pan.
Add brown sugar and stir until mixed.
Place canned pineapple slices over mixture.
If desired, add maraschino cherry half or a nut in the center of the slice.
Using the pineapple juice as the liquid, stir up a box of yellow cake mix according to the box directions and pour over all.
Bake according to box directions or until it looks done and brown.
Go around the edge with a knife, then place a large platter over the cake and invert so that pineapple slices are on top.
Scoop out anything left in pan and add to cake. Serve with whipped topping if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 333.3, Fat 14.2, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 47.4, Sodium 326.8, Carbohydrate 49, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 32.3, Protein 3.8