FRESH PEAR UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Fresh Pear Upside Down Cake image

This is a nice little cake. I have no idea where it came from. I clipped it from somewhere years ago.

Provided by Countrywife

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 1 8inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 large fresh pear
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 eggs, seperated
1 cup warm light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon melted shortening
1 cup sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup ready to eat natural bran
whipped cream (optional) or ice cream (optional)

Steps:

Combine butter and sugar in 8-inch cake pan.
Melt butter over low heat and spread evenly over bottom of pan.
Pare fruit and slice lengthwise.
Remove core and slice thinly lengthwise.
Arrange slices in a circle in pan and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Beat egg yolks well.
Add syrup and beat more.
Stir in vanilla and melted shortening.
Sift together and stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
Stir in bran.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into batter.
Spread over pears.
Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
Cool 10 minutes and turn out onto plate while still very warm.
Serve with whipped or ice cream (optional).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2376.4, Fat 49.5, SaturatedFat 21.4, Cholesterol 484.1, Sodium 1747.2, Carbohydrate 486.2, Fiber 18.7, Sugar 188.7, Protein 30.5