Grandma's Skillet Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This skillet pineapple upside down cake is easy to make and delicious to serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream for your next dessert to impress.

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 (20 ounce) can sliced pineapple
1 (4 ounce) jar cherries
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2 Melt 1 stick of butter in the bottom of a 12-inch 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 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
4 Cream sugar and remaining 1 stick of butter together in a bowl. Add eggs and mix.
5 Add flour mixture and milk in an alternating fashion. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
6 Pour mixture evenly over pineapples in the skillet.
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.