Deb’S Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

• 2 cups Cake Flour (or 1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour And 1/2 Cup Cornstarch)
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 3 whole Eggs, Separated
• 3 sticks Butter, Divided
• 1-1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1 can (20 Oz. Can) Crushed Pineapple, Drained, Juice Reserved
• 1 cup Reserved Pineapple Juice (add Water If Needed To Make A Full Cup)
• 1 cup Brown Sugar (light Or Dark, Your Choice)
• 1 jar (6 Oz. Jar) Stemless Marachino Cherries, Drained
• 1/2 cups Roughly Chopped Pecans Or Walnuts

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place a 12" cast iron pan in the oven so it gets nice and hot. In the meantime, make your cake batter.
2. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; set aside. In a separate small bowl, sift together flour and baking powder; set aside. In a separate large bowl, beat 2 sticks of butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in yolks, add vanilla, and mix well. Alternately add flour mixture and pineapple juice until all is added and combined. Gently fold in the egg whites.
3. Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven; add remaining 1 stick butter and brown sugar and stir to combine. Allow to caramelize a little, then arrange cherries in a decorative pattern. Sprinkle chopped nuts then crushed pineapple over the cherries without disturbing the arrangement. Pour cake batter to fill the pan to within 1/2 inch from the top (mine was completely filled, which was why it had "mushroomed" a little to form a delicious crusty rim). Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
4. Allow pan to rest for a couple minutes on a cooling rack, then VERY carefully invert onto a serving plate. If any of the caramel goodness sticks in the pan, scoop it out and gently arrange it on top of the cake. Allow to cool completely before cutting and serving. (Or cheat and hack it up while it's still warm to scarf down with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I won't tell!) Enjoy!

flour, baking powder, eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla, pineapple, pineapple, brown sugar, marachino cherries, pecans

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/debe28099s-pineapple-upside-down-cake/ (may not work)