1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
6 8 pineapple slices from a can, drained
6 8 maraschino cherries
2 eggs, separated
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup pineapple juice
Whipped topping
Combine brown sugar and butter in a small bowl.
Spread mixture in bottom of ungreased 9inch round cake pan.
Arrange pineapple slices in pan and then place one cherry in the middle of each slice. In another bowl, beat egg yolks until thickened.
Slowly add sugar and beat together.>br> Add flour, baking powder, salt and pineapple juice and mix well.
In another bowl, beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
Mix egg whites in with flour mixture.>br> Pour combined ingredients over the pineapple slices in the cake pan. Insert knife into cake after 35 minutes to see if knife comes out clean to make sure cake is cooked.
Allow to cool for about 3 minutes then invert cake pan over serving dish.
Serve with whipped topping if desired.
