Recipe #16 Pineapple Upside Down Cake

So I decided to try and grow a pineapple plant so I can have fresh pineapple from my house! I know I live in Ohio but the reviews online say it is possible! Well I bought 2 pineapples and all you need to grow a pineapple is the crown of it. So I had all this leftover pineapple and I didn't know what to do with it. So that is where this recipes comes into play. There are 2 ways to make the same recipe and I wll give you both. One is the cake is homemade and the other is the cake is from a box.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

3 cups fresh pineapple - peeled, cored and cut into 1 inch chunks or sliced into round rings

1 6oz jar of maraschino cherries, drained

1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

2/3 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup milk

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
1. Place butter inside pan and place in the oven until it is melted. Take pan out and sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange pineapple inside pan and then place a cherry inside the pineapples and then around them.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter with the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and milk.
4. Place the cake in the middle of the oven. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Run a thin knife around the edge as soon as it comes out of the oven, and invert the cake onto a plate or wax paper. Leave pan on for 5 minutes then take off. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.

2nd way:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 20 oz can of sliced pineapple, drained but save the juice
• 1 6 oz jar maraschino cherries, drained
• 1 box of yellow cake mix
• eggs and vegetable oil as directed from the box of cake mix

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
1. Place butter inside pan and place in the oven until it is melted. Take pan out and sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange pineapple inside pan and then place a cherry inside the pineapples and then around them.
2. Prepare the cake mix adding the eggs and vegetable oil as directed. The cake mix should ask for 1 1/4 cup of water. Use the pineapple juice that was saved adding the desired amount of water to equal what you need. Pour over pineapple mixture already in pan.
3. Place the cake in the middle of the oven. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Run a thin knife around the edge as soon as it comes out of the oven, and invert the cake onto a plate or wax paper. Leave pan on for 5 minutes then take off. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.

BON APPETIT!