Glady's Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Great served warm with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

• 1 yellow cake mix
• Eggs (as per cake mix)
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 lb can pineapple chunks
• Maraschino cherries
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

Instructions

1. Follow directions for mixing cake, but substitute drained pineapple juice for part of water.
2. Spray a 9x13 preferably non-stick pan with Pam.
3. Melt 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter in the pan on the stove over low heat.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Sprinkle butter with 1 cup dark brown sugar.
6. Arrange drained pineapple chunks in flower-like circles.
7. Put halved cherries in the center of the pineapple flower.
8. Push the fruit down through the sugar mixture to the bottom of the pan so the fruit will show after baking.
9. Put extra pineapple chunks in spaces to use it all.
10. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
11. Carefully pour the cake mix over the sugar and pineapple.
12. Bake according to mix instructions, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
13. Cool on a rack 10 minutes, then invert on plate.
14. Wait 1 minute before removing the pan.