GINGER-PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Ginger-Pear Upside-Down Cake image

Delicious, slightly caramelized dessert.

Provided by Allan Rutherford

Categories Desserts Cakes Upside-Down Cake Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

⅓ cup butter
¼ cup molasses
¼ cup brown sugar
¾ teaspoon ground ginger
20 ounces canned pear halves, drained
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
⅔ cup milk
⅓ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place 1/3 cup butter in a 9-inch square pan and set in the preheating oven to melt, about 5 minutes.
Stir molasses, brown sugar, and ginger into the melted butter. Arrange pears cut-side down over mixture.
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Add milk, 1/3 cup butter, and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg until combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter over pears.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Run a knife around the edge of the pan; place a plate on top of the cake and flip carefully.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.9 calories, Carbohydrate 68 g, Cholesterol 65.5 mg, Fat 16.7 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 402.4 mg, Sugar 45.4 g