Upside Down Cake

I found this recipe years ago and am now copying it here from our family cookbook binder. Enjoy!

Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 can (20 oz.) pineapple slices in juice
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 10 maraschino cherries
• 1 pkg (18.25 oz) yellow or pineapple flavored cake mix

Directions:

1. Drain pineapple slices, reserve ¾ cup juice.  
2. Stir together melted butter and brown sugar in a 12 inch skillet with heat-proof handle.  
3. Arrange pineapple slices in sugar mixture.  
4. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice.  
5. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, replacing some water with reserved ¾ cup juice that is needed to prepare the batter.  Pour batter evenly over pineapple.  
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool 5 minutes.  Loosen edges and invert onto serving platter.