Pineapple Upside Down Cake With Rum Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg , beaten
• 2 egg whites, beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 6 canned pineapple slices
• 6 maraschino cherries
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons rum

Recipe

• 1 for cake:.
• 2 cream 1/4 c margarine in large bowl medium speed.
• 3 add granulated sugar gradually.
• 4 add beaten egg and egg whites.
• 5 beat til well blended.
• 6 add milk gradually.
• 7 sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
• 8 add slowly to creamed mixture.
• 9 melt remaining 1/2 c margarine.
• 10 pour into 9" square cake pan.
• 11 sprinkle brown sugar over the margarine.
• 12 place pineapple slices and cherries on top of brown sugar.
• 13 pour cake batter carefully over pineapple.
• 14 bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
• 15 for glaze:.
• 16 heat water to boiling in small saucepan.
• 17 add sugar.
• 18 stir til dissolved.
• 19 add rum.
• 20 cool.
• 21 pour glaze over hot cake.
• 22 cool slightly.
• 23 turn onto serving platter.