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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes Total time: 50 minutes

 x 10 servings

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories: 254

Carbohydrates: 44.5g

Protein: 2.3g

Fat: 8g

Cholesterol: 0mg

Sodium: 244mg

Exchanges

Starch: 2

Fruit: 1

Fat: 2

Ingredients

1/3 cup  
reduced-calorie margarine
3/4 cup  
brown sugar, firmly packed
1/3 cup  
chopped pecans
1  
(15.25oz) can sliced pineapple in juice
1/2  
(18.25oz) package reduced-fat yellow cake mix
1/4 cup  
plus 2 tablespoons egg substitute
1/3 cup  
water
7  
maraschino cherries with stems

Directions

  1. Melt margarine in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over low heat. Set aside 1 tablespoon margarine.
  2. Add sugar and pecans to margarine in skillet, stirring well. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup juice. Discard remaining juice. Arrange pineapple over sugar mixture.
  3. Combine reserved 1 tablespoon margarine, 1/3 cup juice, cake mix, egg substitute, and water. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter over pineapple in skillet.
  4. Bake at 350° F for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately invert cake onto a serving platter.
  5. Place cherries in centers of pineapple rings.