Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter, unsalted
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3/4 cup brown sugar
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1 (20 ounce) can pineapple, sliced, reserve the juice
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1/2 cup pecan halves
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 3/4 cups sugar
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3/4 cup butter, unsalted
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3 large eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 1/4 cups milk
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9 -10 maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Allow eggs to set out until they are at room temperature. Also allow 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) to soften at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350*.
- In 13x9x2 inch pan melt 1/4 cup butter and add brown sugar and 3 tbsp of reserved pineapple juice. Mix well in bottom of pan.
- Place pineapple slices in bottom of pan on sugar mixture. If you are using cherries and pecans, place a cherry in the middle of each pineapple slice and place pecan halves rounded side down around the slices. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, mix butter. Add sugar and cream together.
- Add eggs, one at a time mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla. Set aside.
- In another bowl sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Add to sugar and butter mix alternating with milk, mixing well after each just until blended.
- Stir in 2 tbsp reserved pineapple juice and pour over pineapple slices in pan.
- Bake for 35 minutes or when toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Loosen sides with knife and invert on plate or cake board.
- Eat and enjoy!