Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 5 pineapple slices (reserve the juice)
• 5 maraschino cherries
• 1 ¼ cup flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• ½ cup liquid (reserved pineapple juice and milk)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

Preparing the brown sugar glaze:

1. In a round 8-inch dish place butter. Microwave on high power for 30 seconds to 1 minute to melt.
2. Sprinkle brown sugar over melted butter.
3. Drain pineapple on paper towels and arrange in dish over butter/brown sugar mixture.
4. Place a cherry in the center of each slice.

Preparing the cake batter:

1. In a medium bowl place flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, egg, liquid, and vanilla.
2. Beat for 3 minutes on lowest mixer speed, scrapping bowl constantly for the first 30 seconds.
3. Carefully spread batter over fruit-sugar mixture in dish.
4. Microwave on high for 9 to 11 minutes.
5. Invert cake onto plate. Let dish stand over cake for a few minutes.