Grandma's Skillet Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter
• 1.5 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 , 20 ounce
• 1 , 4 ounce
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. 2

   Melt 1 stick butter in the bottom of a cast iron skillet over medium heat, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Add pineapple slices to the skillet in a decorative layer with a cherry in the middle of each pineapple ring. Set aside.

3. 3

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.

4. 4

   Cream sugar and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl. Add eggs and mix.

5. 5

   Add flour mixture and milk in an alternating fashion. Add vanilla extract and mix well.

6. 6

   Pour mixture evenly over pineapples in the skillet.

7. 7

   Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cake cool in the skillet for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.