Pineapple Upside Down Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
(heat and stir to get it saucy)
*pour in bottom of 9x12 cake pan*
1 Can Pineapple Slices (or can use chunks)
1 jar Maraschino cherries
*place on top of brown sugar mix in required pattern- lol*
1 Pkg cake mix (I used Duncan Hines pineapple cake-cheated)
1 14oz box vanilla pudding
1 cup of the pineapple juice
(I used a little less than a cup of juice and finished the rest with a good overflow of rum -it was the holidays:>)
*Beat above mix medium speed for 2 minutes - pour over brown sugar/pineapples in the 9x13 pan
*Bake 325’ oven for 45-55 minutes (took me longer-darn Rum:>)
Cool 5 minutes then flip onto serving board/plate
I took this to a Christmas Party. Everyone liked it.
Jellied Sangria
1 1/2 cups dry white wine
2 1/2 cups club soda
1 T lime juice
1 large sugar free lemon jello
1 cup strawberries, sliced
1 cup red grapes, sliced
1 cup green grapes, sliced
Bring wine to a boil in small saucepan. Completely dissolve gelatin in the boiling wine; pour into medium bowl. Stir on club soda and lime juice. Place bowl in a larger bowl of ice and water; let stand about 10 minutes until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in fruit. Pour into 6 cup mold which has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Chill until firm, about 4 hours. Unmold.
I used a Chardonnay. Next time I plan to try using Asti.