Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Name: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray; 3 cups cake flour, plus more for pan; 1 cup butter, softened, plus 1/2 cup, melted; 2 1/4 cups sugar; 5 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups whole buttermilk; 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar; 2 (20-ounce) cans pineapple slices in juice, drained well (reserve 2 tablespoons juice for frosting); 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained well; Pineapple Buttercream Frosting, recipe follows; Chopped pecans, for garnish, optional; 1/2 pound butter, softened; 2 tablespoons reserved pineapple juice; 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

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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

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1/2 pound 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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