Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake

By brownbox

Ingredients

• 1/4 C. butter, melted
• 1/2 C. brown sugar
• 1 20oz. can sliced pineapple, reserve juice
• 8 marachino cherries
• 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
• 2 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1 3oz. pkg. lemon jell-o
• 2 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350*
Spray 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
Stir together melted butter and brown sugar in pan. Place pineapple slices in sugar mixture. Place cherry in center of each pineapple slice.
Prepare cake mix according to the package directions, substituting some of the water with reserved pineapple juice. Pour half cake batter evenly over pineapple Beat cream cheese, lemon jello and eggs in bowl of an electric mixer until smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture gently over cake mix. Pour remaining cake mix over cheese cake in pan.
Bake 65-75 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn out onto serving platter.