Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

(from jlong3658’s recipe box)

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 (18 oz) boxes yellow cake mix
  • 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4-1/2 cup butter
  • 1 (20 oz) cans sliced pineapple
  • 1 (8 oz) jars maraschino cherries (optional)
  • halved walnuts (optional)

Directions

  1. Follow instructions on cake box for making an oblong single layer cake. Prepare cake batter and set aside. Cut up butter in small pieces and place all over the bottom of hte oblong pan specified on cake box. Sprinkle brown sugar generously over the butter. Place pan on teh stove (or in the oven) and heat slowly until butter and sugar melt to a liquid then remove from heat. Evenly space the pineapple slices around teh bottom of pan in the heated sugar and butter. Place the cherries dna nuts between the pineapple slices.

  2. Pour cake batter on top of the pineapple mixture. Place in over and bake as directed on cake box. As soon as ckae is done place a plate over the cake and turn upside down and carefully remove pan. If you wait too long the sugar will harden and be difficult to remove.

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