Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2        tablespoons  shortening -- crisco
  2        tablespoons  butter or margarine
     1/2           cup  brown sugar -- packed
  5             slices  pineapple -- (5 to 6)
                        marschino cherries
                        ***CAKE***
  1 1/4           cups  cake flour
     3/4           cup  sugar
  2          teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
     1/3           cup  shortening
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  1                     egg -- unbeaten
     1/2           cup  milk

Preparation:

Mix shortening, butter and brown sugar all together in a greased 8x8x2" pan. Place on low heat, until mixture is blended and bubbly. Arrange pineapple sliced on mixture, putting the cherries in centers of pineapple slices. Let Stand. Cake: Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Put in shortening, add milk and vanilla. Beat 150 stokes, or 2 minutes on electric mixer. Add egg, and beat until blended well. Pour batter over pineapple mixture in cake pan. Bake at 375 deg. F for 30-40 minutes or until done. Loosen cake from sides of pan, with knife, then turn out upside down. Serve warm, or cold. With or without whipped cream, or ice cream. * You may double recipe for 9x12" pan.

Nutritional Information:

3694 Calories (kcal); 137g Total Fat; (31% calories from fat); 30g Protein; 629g Carbohydrate; 266mg Cholesterol; 2447mg Sodium