Pineapple Pecan Upside-down Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 20 ounces pineapple chunks, drained
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 melt butter and pour into 9x13 pan.
• 3 sprinkle brown sugar over melted butter.
• 4 sprinkle pecans over sugar.
• 5 drain canned pineapple juice into a measuring cup.
• 6 place drained pineapple slices in pan.
• 7 cream eggs, vanilla, almond and shortening in large mixing bowl.
• 8 add dry ingredients incrementally and mix on low speed until blended.
• 9 add milk and beat mixture on medium speed for 4 minutes.
• 10 pour batter into pan.
• 11 bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean .
• 12 cool 5 minutes and turn cake out onto a serving platter, pineapple side up.
• 13 serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.