pineapple upside down sponge cake

Ingredients For pineapple upside down sponge cake

• PINEAPPLE TOPPING
• 1 c

  brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 Tbsp

  butter
• 1 - 21 oz

  sliced pineapple, drain but reserve juice for batter
• marachino cherries & chopped walnuts are optional
• CAKE BATTER
• 3 lg

  eggs
• 1 1/2 c

  sugar
• 1 1/2 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp

  baking powder
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 c

  reserved pineapple juice
• 1 tsp

  vanilla