Pineapple Upside Down Cake

CAKE MIX PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Ingredients:

1 (18 ounce) box 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 ounce) can pineapple slices

1 (8 ounce) jar maraschino cherries (optional)

walnut halves (optional)

Directions:

1

Follow instructions on cake box for making an oblong single layer cake.

2

Prepare cake batter and set aside.

3

Cut up butter in small pieces and place all over the bottom of the oblong pan specified on cake box.

4

Sprinkle brown sugar generously over the butter.

5

Place pan on the stove (or in the oven) and heat slowly until butter and sugar melt to a liquid then remove from heat.

6

Evenly space the pineapple slices around the bottom of pan in the heated sugar and butter.

7

Place the cherries and nuts between the pineapple slices (Tho the cherries and nuts look nice and taste great, they are optional).

8

Pour cake batter on top of the pineapple/cherry/nut mixture.

9

Place in oven and bake as directed on cake box.

10

As soon as cake is done place a plate over the cake and turn upside down and carefully remove pan.

11

If you wait too long the sugar will harden and be difficult to remove.

12

Note: Peaches may be used in place of pineapple.