New Orleans Style Pineapple Upside-down Cake

Ingredients

• 12 oz butter (1½ C)
• 1½ C sugar
• 1 C brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 C pineapple juice
• 2 2/3 C all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 can sliced pineapples
• Maraschino cherries

Directions

1. Prep Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Make Batter: Melt 8 oz butter. Stir in 1½ C sugar and 1 C pineapple juice.
3. Add Dry: Sift flour with salt and baking soda into the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
4. Add Eggs: Add eggs one at a time, whisking fully after each. If batter is too thick, add pineapple juice 1 oz at a time until pourable; set aside.
5. Make Topping: Melt 4 oz butter with 1 C brown sugar over medium-high until sugar dissolves. Turn off heat. Arrange pineapple slices in the pan and place a maraschino cherry in each ring.
6. Assemble: Pour batter evenly over the pineapple layer and smooth the top.
7. Bake: Bake at 350°F, checking for doneness after 30 minutes. If a toothpick inserted in the center does not come out clean, bake 5 minutes more and recheck.
8. Serve: Cool slightly, invert onto a serving platter, and slice.

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