Jiffy Pineapple Upside-down Cake

     It's winter in Michigan and it's cold. That's all I can say. We try to keep busy to keep the circulation going in attempt to stay warm and most weekends I choose to bake up something to help warm the house. Today was no different. We were up and moving early and while Shawn went and did a quick Kota clean-up in the yard, I hopped on the treadmill. About 40 minutes later, he was warming up, I was cooling down, and we met in the middle with oatmeal and an episode of Z-Nation on Netflix.
     I played on my tablet for about 20 minutes, took a shower and thought maybe a nap was in the near future. As it turned out, I did cuddle on the couch and we started watching The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp. It didn't take long before I was hitting the pause button and headed to the kitchen to whip up a cake.
Jiffy Pineapple Upside-down Cake:

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 20oz can chunk pineapple drained  (reserving 1/2 cup of juice)
1box Jiffy yellow cake mix
1egg

     What's not to love about the way butter looks sitting in a well-cared-for cast iron skillet? (9 inch)

     Melt that baby up in the oven then top it with the brown sugar and pineapple. You can use crushed pineapple instead. I like little chunks so I actually take my chunks of pineapple and cut them in half again to make them more petite. Actually, Shawn did the chopping. He's a great chopper.

     Set that aside and beat the cake mix, reserved pineapple juice and egg for 4 minutes. Gently pour that on top of the mixture sitting happy in the cast iron.

     Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Today for me it was 40 minutes exactly. My oven varies since it's older than me so I have to watch when using it. The cooking time will fluctuate for me. I keep saying if I ever get a working oven, I'm not going to know how to cook.

     Let it cool 2 minutes then flip it over on to your serving dish.

     Ta-da!

     I usually opt out of the cherries on a pineapple upside-down cake. I love cherries. It's just a personal preference here. You can add them if you like at the same time you add the pineapple and brown sugar topping.
     This was the dessert on a night we made a great sweet and sour chicken stir fry, using canned zucchini pineapple. Boil chunked zucchini in pineapple juice and process. Get that fabulous recipe and stir fry dinner here: Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry
     Incidentally, we did eventually finish watching The Lone Ranger. I loved it.
Chat soon!
Penni