Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Needed
12 inch cast iron pan
1 box yellow cake mix. 
( Best is  Betty Crocker ) NO PUDDING !
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 can pineapple slices
1/2 cube butter.
11 or more maraschino cherries
3 eggs
1/3 cup veg oil

Step 1
Preheat over to 350 degrees
Place butter into bottom of pan.
Put pan into oven for 3 mins just to melt butter.
Remove from oven and spread brown sugar over melted butter.
Place pineapple rings over sugar 
 ( Reserve juice for cake mix )
There are always extra slices 
( Reserve for batter )
Place 1 center then rings around center
Place cherries in extra holes between pineapple slices. 
( as many as you like )
My family loves them so tons !

Step 2 
Make cake mix 
Replace water with pineapple juice 
If not enough use a little water.
Mix as directed on box.
No crush extra pineapple from can and hand mix into batter.
Pour over pineapples and cherries into cast iron pan.
Place cast iron pan in preheated oven.
Bake for 35 mins and check with toothpick in center.
My cake cooks at high altitudes so an additional 20 mins.
Everyone is different.
Check with toothpick every ten mins until it comes out clean from the center of the cake.
Remove from oven and let sit for 25 mins.
Step 3
Run knife around edge and flip onto a serving plate.
At this time it will still be hot.

My photo is of the hot cake and sugar is still melted.

Cast Iron Pans.

Wait 20 mins. and wash out pan with hot water

Sugar  should come right out without sticking if you have taken good care of your pans.

Wipe dry and place back into the warm oven and heat until dry.

Once dry re oil and put back into oven for 5 mins.

turn off oven and when cool put away pan.

My daughter destroys cast iron but really there super easy to use.

Cake is really good also.

Enjoy