Pineapple upside down cupcakes

Heat oven to 350

Mix sugar and butter in medium bowl stir in pineapple and nuts place cherry half cut side up in center of each of 24 paper lined muffin cups cover with pineapple mixture

Add boiling water to dry gelatin mix stir 2 min till completely dissolved cool 10 min

Beat remaining ingredients in large bowl with mixer until well blended add gelatin mix well spoon over pineapple mixture in muffin cups cups will almost be completely full

Bake 15 to 18 min or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean cool in pans 19 min remove from pans to wire racks cool completely invert onto plates just before serving remove paper liners.