Recipe - Pineapple Upsidedown Cake

One half Recipe yellow cake batter;
see index (use 1 egg and 1
egg yolk)
1 cup Caramel pan spread
1 cn (8 ounce) pineapple rings;
drained
Maraschino cherries or pecan
halves

Preheat oven to 350.ø Spread caramel pan spread in bottom of 9 inch round
cake pan. Arrange pineapple rings in pan. Fill centers of rings with
cherries or pecans. Pour batter into pan; bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or
until golden brown, top springs back when lightly touched, and cake shrinks
from sides of pan. Remove from oven, cover with serving plate and invert.
Remove pan. Cool to lukewarm before cutting; serve with whipped cream if
desired.

CARAMEL PAN SPREAD

One fourth cup vegetable shortening 2 tablespoons butter, at room
temperature 1 One fourth cups firmly packed light brown sugar 2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
One fourth teaspoon salt

Mix together until smooth and creamy. Keeps indefinitely in refrigerator.

Recipe by: From Gottlieb's Bakery 100 Years of Recipes Cookbook

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #190 by C4 c4@groupz.net on Aug 15,
1997