Most Americans who make pineapple upside-down cake use Maraschino cherries (if they use cherries to decorate this type of cake) in the middle of canned pineapple rings (or tidbits or crushed pineapple) over the butter and brown sugar in the bottom of the cake pan. For example, see this post* of a birthday cake I … More Pineapple & Amarena Cherry Upside-down Cake