Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 tablespoons juice reserved (drink the rest!)
• 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 20-ounce can sliced pineapple,
• Maraschino cherries, stemmed (optional)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 1/3 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract