Grandma'S Upside-Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) can Dole sliced pineapple in syrup
1/4 c. (1/2 stick) butter
2/3 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
maraschino cherries
1 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. shortening
1 egg
1/4 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons syrup.
Melt butter in a heavy 10-inch skillet.
Stir in brown sugar and the 2 tablespoons pineapple syrup.
Blend thoroughly.
Remove from heat. Arrange pineapple slices in sugar mixture.
Place a maraschino cherry in center of each slice.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
Add milk and shortening; beat at high speed with electric mixer 2 minutes.
Add egg, lemon rind, lemon juice and vanilla.
Beat another 2 minutes.
Pour over pineapple in skillet, spreading evenly.
Bake in a moderate oven (350\u00b0) for 40 minutes.
Cool on wire rack 5 minutes.
Invert onto serving plate.
Serve warm.