Cherry Pineapple Upside Down Cake

My friend Louis said it should be called 

"Roll Tide Upside Down Cake" because of the beautiful 

crimson color the cherry pie filling takes on when it bakes!  

If you're an Alabama fan, I agree on that name!  

Because some of you may not be...I must remain partial!  

No matter what the name, it was absolutely delicious!

Cherry Pineapple Upside Down Cake

1 box Duncan Hines Pineapple Cake Mix

3 eggs

1 -- 16 oz can sliced pinapple rings, drain and reserve the juice

1 cup of the reserved pineapple juice--there should be enough from the pinapples..if not, add enough water to make 1 cup

1 can cherry pie filling

2 sticks of butter

1 cup brown sugar

I always cook my upside down cakes in a large iron skillet.  

If you don't have one, this cake can be cooked in a 9 x 13 pan.  

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  

Spray your skillet or pan with nonstick spray. 

Place 1 stick of butter and 1 cup of brown sugar in pan and 

set it in the oven to melt while you mix up the cake.  

In your mixing bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, 

1 stick of softened butter, and pineapple juice.  

Mix until well combined.  

Remove skillet or pan from the oven and make sure 

the brown sugar and butter is melted and spread evenly.

Place the pineapples into the butter/sugar mixture.  

Carefully spoon the pie filling over the pineapples.

Pour the cake mix on next.

Bake on 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  

Remove from the oven and let sit in the pan for 10 minutes 

so that all the good buttery sugar mixture can soak into the cake.  

After 10 minutes, carefully turn out onto serving plate.  

Cool just a bit and serve.  

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Put the stick of butter and brown sugar in your pan...

Let it melt in the oven like this while you mix up the cake...

In your mixing bowl, add the cake mix, 

softened butter, eggs and pineapple juice...

Put the pineapples in your skillet...

Add the pie filling...

And the cake batter...

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes...or until toothpick tests clean...

Let it sit in the pan for about 10 minutes like this...

Then turn it out on your serving plate...

Ta! Da!  

Isn't this a beauty!!

Light, fluffy, moist, warm, delicious!! 

Enjoy!