Glazed Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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Ingredients:
Pineapple Glaze:
  1. Chopped Pineapple Pieces - 1/2 cup
  2. Sugar - 2 tbsp
  3. Pineapple Juice - 1/4 cup
  4. Orange Juice - 1/4 cup
  5. Water - 1/4 cup
Cake Batter:
  1. All Purpose Flour/Maida - 1 cup
  2. Powdered Sugar - 1 cup
  3. Unsalted Butter - 3/4 cup
  4. Egg - 3
  5. Vanilla Extract- 1 tsp
  6. Salt - 1 pinch
  7. Baking powder - 1 tsp
  8. Orange Zest - 1 tsp

Preparation:
Pineapple Glaze:
  1. Take a medium sized pan.
  2. Add pineapple pieces, sugar, pineapple juice, orange juice and water and mix well.
  3. Bring it to boil by stirring continuously. 
  4. Once the pineapple turns soft and the mixture becomes slightly thick, turn off the flame and set aside. 
  5. Grease the baking tray with some melted butter. Transfer the pineapple mixture to this tray and spread it evenly at the bottom. Allow it to cool.
Cake Batter:
  1. Take a large bowl. Mix all the dry ingredients (maida, salt and baking powder) together.
  2. Take another mixing bowl. Add powdered sugar and unsalted butter and mix them well with the help of an electric blender until the mixture becomes creamy.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time and blend well. The mixture may cuddle, but that should be ok, once the dry ingredients are added to this.
  4. Add the Vanilla Extract to this and mix well.
  5. Now add the maida mixture (dry ingredients from step 1) to the egg mixture little by little and mix until it is all well incorporated.
  6. Finally add the orange zest and give it a nice mix.
Final Steps:
  1. Pour the cake batter on top of the glazed pineapple layer and spread the mixture evenly. 
  2. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree celsius and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  3. Remove the tray from the oven and place it on a wire mesh. Allow it to cool in the same tray for 30 minutes.
  4. After 30 minutes, invert the cake onto your cake stand or a large serving plate. Watch the bubbly, yellow sugar sauce drip down the sides. Lip-smackin’ good!!!
  5. Garnish with some cherries...