Pineapple Upside-Down Cake recipe for managing PCOS and pregnancy on Fertility Chef

Ingredients

• 3 cups cake flour, plus more for pan
• 1 cup butter, softened, plus 1/2 cup, melted
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups whole buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 (20 oz) cans pineapple slices in juice, drained well (reserve 2 tablespoons juice for frosting)
• 1 (10 oz) jar maraschino cherries, drained well
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened, for frosting
• 3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
• chopped pecans, for garnish, optional