Ingredients
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1 1/3 cups butter or 1 1/3 cups margarine, softened and divided
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 cup buttermilk
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10 -12 maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a small saucepan, melt 2/3 cup butter; stir in brown sugar.
- Spread in the bottom of an ungreased heavy 12-inch skillet or a 13x9x2-inch pan.
- Arrange pineapple slices in a single layer over the sugar mixture; place a maraschino cherry in the center of each.
- Sprinkle with pecans and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and remaining butter.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Combine the dry ingredients; add alternately with the buttermilk, mixing well after each addition.
- Carefully pour over the pineapple.
- Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes for a skillet, and 50-60 minutes for a baking pan, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- IMMEDIATELY invert onto serving platter.