INGREDIENTS
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Nonstick cooking spray
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3 cups cake flour, plus more for pan
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1 cup butter, softened, plus 1/2 cup, melted
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2 1/4 cups sugar
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5 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 1/4 cups whole buttermilk
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1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
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2 (20-ounce) cans pineapple slices in juice, drained well (reserve 2 tablespoons juice for frosting)
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1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained well
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Pineapple Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows
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Chopped pecans, for garnish, optional Pineapple Buttercream Frosting:
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice
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3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
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