Spiced Pineapple Upside Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups butter or 1 1/3 cups margarine, softened and divided
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained
10 -12 maraschino cherries
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
In a small saucepan, melt 2/3 cup butter; stir in brown sugar.
Spread in the bottom of an ungreased heavy 12-inch skillet or a 13x9x2-inch pan.
Arrange pineapple slices in a single layer over the sugar mixture; place a maraschino cherry in the center of each.
Sprinkle with pecans and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Combine the dry ingredients; add alternately with the buttermilk, mixing well after each addition.
Carefully pour over the pineapple.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for 40 minutes for a skillet, and 50-60 minutes for a baking pan, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
IMMEDIATELY invert onto serving platter.