1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
9 slices fresh pineapples
9 red maraschino cherries
1 1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup margarine softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt butter (or margarine) in 8x8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over melted butter. Cut pineapple slices in half and arrange with cherries over sugar-butter mixture. Prepare cake batter by placing remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and blending on low for 30 seconds. Then beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, for 3 minutes. Pour batter over pineapple topping. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until cake tests done. Remove from oven and immediately invert on heat-proof plate. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
Variation: In place of pineapple slices, substitute drained crushed pineapple, apricot halves, or sliced peaches.