PEAR WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

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Leftovers are excellent for Breakfast.

Provided by Kathryn Brown

Categories     Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 14

TOPPING
4 Tbsp butter, melted
1/2 c brown sugar
2 tsp cornstarch
3 bosc pears, ripe yet firm
CAKE
1 c walnuts, toasted
1/2 c flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
3 large eggs
1 c sugar
4 Tbsp butter, melted
1/4 c vegetable oil

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 300 degress. Grease 9" round cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
  • 2. Topping: Pour melted butter over bottom of pan and swirl to evenly coat.
  • 3. Combine sugar and cornstarch and sprinkle evenly over melted butter.
  • 4. Peel, halve and core pears. Cut pear halves into 4 wedges each. Arrange pears in circular pattern and around cake pan with tapered ends pointing inward. Place two small wedges in center.
  • 5. Cake: Pulse walnuts, flour, baking powder and baking soda in food processor until walnuts are finely ground, 8 to 10 pulses. Transfer walnut mixture to bowl.
  • 6. Process eggs and sugar until very pale yellow. With processor running, add melted butter and oil in steady stream until incorporated.
  • 7. Add walnut mixture and pulse to combine.
  • 8. Pour batter evenly over pears.
  • 9. Bake 40 minutes, rotate pan, bake additional 30 minutes.
  • 10. Let cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool.
  • 11. Enjoy!

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