Pineapple Upside-Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 egg
2/3 c. milk
1 1/3 c. flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
8 Tbsp. butter
3/4 c. brown sugar
6 slices canned pineapple
maraschino cherries (optional)
pecan halves (optional)

Preparation

With electric mixer, blend oil, egg and milk.
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together and add to milk mixture. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Stir in vanilla and beat one more minute.
Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy iron skillet.
Then add brown sugar; sprinkle evenly over melted butter.
Arrange pineapple slices on top of sugar mixture.
Decorate with pecans and cherries if desired.
Carefully pour batter over the fruit. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 to 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Immediately turn upside down on serving plate.
Leave skillet over cake several minutes, then remove.