Old-Fashioned Pineapple Upside-Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. butter
2/3 c. brown sugar, packed
1 (20 oz.) can Dole pineapple slices
10 maraschino cherries
3/4 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. flour
1 3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. dairy sour cream

Preparation

Melt 1/3 cup butter in 10-inch cast iron skillet.
Remove from heat.
Add brown sugar; stir until blended.
Drain pineapple well; reserve 2 tablespoons syrup.
Arrange pineapple in butter-sugar mixture.
Place cherry in center.
Beat remaining 1/3 cup butter with 1/2 cup granulated sugar until fluffy.
Beat in egg yolks, lemon peel and juice and vanilla.
Combine flour and baking powder.
Blend into creamed mixture alternately with sour cream and 2 tablespoons pineapple syrup.
Beat egg whites to soft peaks. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar to make stiff meringue.
Fold into batter.
Pour over pineapple in skillet.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven about 35 minutes until cake tests done.
Let stand 10 minutes, then invert onto serving plate. Serves 8.