Pineapple Upside Down Skillet Cake

By srumbel

My cast iron skillet is smaller than a 12" skillet. I ended up using two mini bundt pans for the extra batter.
from kittyskozykitchen.com

Ingredients

• 12 12 20 3 8-ounce in juice (from a 20 ounce can, or 3 8-ounce cans)
• 16 16 16 maraschino cherries
• 3 3 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 1 1 cup pineapple juice (from can of pineapple)
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 3 3 eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Add melted butter to 12-inch cast iron or ovenproof skillet. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange 8 pineapple slices in bottom of skillet. Cut remaining slices in half; arrange around inside edge of skillet. Place 1 cherry in center of each whole and half pineapple slice.

In large bowl, beat cake mix, pineapple juice, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on high speed. Pour into skillet over fruit.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cake is golden brown and springs back when touched lightly in center.

Cool cake in skillet 5 to 10 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake to loosen. Place heatproof plate upside down over skillet; turn plate and skillet over. Remove skillet. Serve cake warm.