Pineapple Upside-Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) can sliced pineapple
1 1/2 c. cake flour or 1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. soft shortening
2/3 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Melt butter in an 8-inch pan.
Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter.
Arrange pineapple on butter-sugar mixture.
Decorate with cherries, if desired.
Stir flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in mixture in mixer bowl.
Add shortening, milk and flavoring; beat 2 minutes at medium speed or 300 vigorous strokes by hand.
Add egg.
Beat 2 minutes.
Pour batter over fruit.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes.
Immediately turn upside down on serving plate.
Yields 8 servings.