Butter your baking dish. A cast iron pan is my preferred option.

Preheat your oven to 350°F or 170°C

Cream together your sugar and butter until it's really light and fluffy. (I use salted butter. So, I do not add salt to my recipe. Of you're using unsalted butter, you may like to add a pinch of salt to your flour mix)

Sift your flour and baking powder together.

Add your eggs to the butter - sugar mix one at a time. Waiting until each egg is properly incorporated.

Mix the vanilla essence into the milk.

Mix in the flour and the milk in a 3 to 2 method. This means flour - milk -flour - milk -flour. You always start with flour and end with flour.

In your greased dish, sprinkle the brown sugar, evenly covering the bottom and sides of the dish.

Layer the pineapple rings thinly cut. Sprinkle the coconut shavings per the pineapple rings.

Pour your over the mix. Bang your pan on the counter two or three times, and bake for 25-35 minutes. Be careful to check for when it's done. A toothpick inserted inside would come out clean.

Remove from the oven and turn it upside down while it's still warm. Slice and serve it up!

I served mine with a drizzle of delicious homemade yogurt.