Hawaiian Pineapple Upside Down Cake

1 . Stage

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Pour the melted butter into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

3 . Stage

Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the butter.

4 . Stage

Arrange 8 pineapple rings in two rows in the baking dish.

5 . Stage

Sprinkle the macadamia nuts, half of the flaked coconut, and 2 chopped pineapple slices between the rows of pineapple rings.

6 . Stage

Place a maraschino cherry in each pineapple ring, then scatter the remaining cherries over the coconut mixture. Set baking dish aside.

7 . Stage

Whisk together the pineapple juice, coconut water, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in the mashed banana, yellow cake mix, and remaining flaked coconut until well blended.

8 . Stage

Slowly pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.

9 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then run a paring knife between the cake and the edge of the pan.

10 . Stage

Cover the cake pan with a large serving plate, and invert it to tip the cake out of the pan and onto the plate with the pineapple slices showing.