Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Description
Contributed by CM at World Recipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 1 yellow cake mix or make your own from scratch
 * ⅔ cup butter
 * ¾ cup brown sugar
 * 1 can pineapple slices
 * maraschino cherries (enough to fill centers of pineapples)

Scratch cake

 * 1 cup flour
 * 1 teaspoon baking powder
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 2 eggs
 * ⅔ cup sugar
 * ¼ cup milk

Directions

 * 1) Place the butter and brown sugar in a frying pan and melt until it boils or bubbles.
 * 2) A cast iron pan works well because it's heavy and will be less likely to scorch.
 * 3) Place pineapples in the butter and sugar mixture.
 * 4) Put cherries in the center of the pineapple.
 * 5) Cut the slices of pineapple into halves and line the sides of the frying pan with them (standing up on edge).
 * 6) Prepare a box of yellow cake mix following the directions on the box to mix the batter (do not bake in a separate pan; follow instructions below), or if making a scratch cake, combine the cake ingredients and beat 1 minute.
 * 7) Pour the batter over the pineapple and cherries.
 * 8) Bake at 350°F.
 * 9) When the cake is done, loosen the edges with a butter knife.
 * 10) Remove from heat and allow to sit five minutes, then turn it upside down on a serving dish.
 * 11) Optional: instead of using a cake mix, you can prepare the batter from scratch using the recipe below, or any recipe for yellow cake.