Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cake
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 can(20 oz) sliced pineapples, drained

Maraschino cherries without stems
1 1/3 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
Whipped cream to garnish

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter in 8x8 baking dish in oven.
Sprinkle brown sugar over the butter.
Arrange pineapples on brown sugar, cutting one or more slices into pieces if necessary. Place cherry in center of each pineapple.
Beat remaining ingredients except whipped cream, with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scrapping bowl constantly. Pour over pineapple.
Bake 50-55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Immediately turn upside down onto heat proof plate. Let pan remain over cake a few minutes so brown sugar topping can drizzle over cake.
Cool 15 minutes.
Serve with whipped cream on top!