SPICED PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake image

There's only one thing to do when life gives you sweet, juicy pears. Make this spiced upside-down cake!

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 1h25m

Yield Makes 12 servings, 1 slice each.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 pear, peeled, cored and cut into 20 slices
1-1/2 cups flour
1/8 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. ground cloves, divided
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°F. Line bottom of 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper; spray with cooking spray. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly on bottom of pan. Arrange pear slices evenly over sugar; set aside.
Mix flour, baking soda and 1/2 tsp. of the cloves; set aside. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture, alternately in thirds with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 1 hour 10 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 20 min. Invert onto cake stand or platter. Serve warm or cool. Cut into 12 slices. Top with whipped topping and sprinkle with the remaining cloves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 80 mg, Sodium 95 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g