Amaretto Pineapple Upside Down Pound Cake

unsalted butter (melted)

brown sugar (packed)

slices pineapple

+ maraschino cherries (stems removed)

granulated sugar

real butter, unsalted, at room temperature (no substitutions)

large eggs (at room temperature)

sifted all-purpose flour

whipping cream (aka heavy cream) (NOT WHIPPED)

real vanilla extract

Amaretto

granulated sugar

pineapple juice