Cherry Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:
Sifted Cake Flour – 1 1/4 cups
Baking Powder – 2 tsp
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Butter – 1/2 cup, softened, divided
Granulated Sugar  – 3/4 cup
Egg – 1, beaten
Milk – 1/2 cup
Vanilla – 1 tsp
Brown Sugar – 3/4 cup, packed
Crushed Pineapple – 1 can, well drained
Sour Pie Cherries – 1 can, drained
Fresh Mint Leaves to garnish

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt, set aside.
3. Beat together 1/4 cup of the butter and the granulated sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Blend in the egg.
5. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
6. Blend in vanilla.
7. Melt the remaining 1/4 cup butter in 9 inch ovenproof skillet or 9 inch cake pan.
8. Stir in brown sugar, spread to cover bottom of skillet.
9. Cover with pineapple. Reserve a few cherries for garnish, if desired.
10. Spoon remaining cherries over pineapple, top with batter.
11. Bake 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
12. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
13. Loosen edges and turn upside down onto cake plate.
14. Garnish with reserved cherries and mint, if desired.