Pineapple Upside-Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. butter
1/2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) can sliced pineapple, drained
1 1/2 c. cake flour or 1 1/3 c. plain flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. soft shortening
2/3 c. sweet milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 large egg

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Melt butter in heavy 10-inch skillet or square pan (9 x 9 x 1 3/4-inch).
Sprinkle brown sugar over butter evenly.
Arrange pineapple on butter-sugar coating.
Decorate with pecan halves and maraschino cherries, if desired.
Measure flour by dip-level-pour method or by sifting.
Stir all dry ingredients together.
Add shortening, milk, egg and flavoring; beat for 2 minutes on medium speed.
Scrape sides of bowl constantly.
Beat another 2 minutes.
Pour batter over fruit.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
Turn immediately onto serving plate.
Leave pan over cake for a few minutes.