Macadamia Upside-down Cake

== Description ==
I just remembered! The cake was absolutely marvelous — as we thought it might be :) There's not a crumb left!
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Makes 8 servings
== Ingredients ==
* ¾ cup macadamia nuts, chopped
* 8½ oz can crushed pineapple, drained
* 6 tbs butter
* ⅓ cup packed dark brown sugar
* ¼ cup dark corn syrup
* 2 tsp water
* 8 glace cherries
* 1 cup flour
* 1 tsp baking powder
* ⅛ tsp salt
* 2 eggs
* ⅔ cup sugar
* ½ cup milk
* 1½ tsp vanilla
== Directions ==
# Heat oven to 350 degrees.
# Grease 8 inch square baking pan.
# Combine nuts and pineapple in bowl.
# Melt butter in saucepan.
# Remove 2 tbs of the melted butter to a cup and reserve.
# Add brown sugar, corn syrup and water to butter remaining in saucepan.
# Bring to boiling, cook 30 seconds, stirring to dissolve sugar.
# Pour into baking pan.
# Scatter cherries over brown sugar mixture.
# Sprinkle nut pineapple mixture over top.
# Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt on a sheet of wax paper.
# Beat eggs in bowl until foamy.
# Add sugar, beating constantly.
# Beat in flour mixture until blended.
# Add milk, reserved melted butter and vanilla, beat until blended.
# Pour into pan.
# Bake 35 minutes or until done.
# Run a spatula around the edge of pan to loosen cake.
# Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes.
# Invert the cake and remove the pan.
# Replace any nuts and cherries that have fallen off.
# Cool cake for 10 minutes.
# Serve warm or cool completely before serving.
Category:Brown sugar Recipes
Category:Cake Recipes
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Category:Macadamia nut Recipes
Category:Pineapple Recipes