Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake

PREP:  25 Minutes  BAKE:  35 Minutes + Cooling

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Butter (melted) & 1/2 cup Butter (softened)

1/2 cup coarsely Chopped Walnuts

1/4 cup packed Dark Brown Sugar

3 Pears (peeled & sliced)

1/3 Sugar

1 Egg

1/3 Molasses

1-1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

3/4 teaspoon Ground Ginger

3/4 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 cup Warm Water

Other Items Needed:

9 inch Square Baking Pan

Large Bowl

Hand Mixer

Small Bowl

This Will Have Everyone Believing You Were Baking for Hours!

• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
• POUR the melted Butter into a 9 Inch Square Baking Pan.
• SPRINKLE with the Walnuts & Dark Brown Sugar.

 

• ARRANGE the Pears over the Walnuts.

 

• In a Large Bowl, CREAM softened Butter & Sugar until light & fluffy.

 

• BEAT in Egg & Molasses.

 

• COMBINE the Flour, Ginger, Cinnamon, Salt, Baking Powder & Baking Soda.

 

• ADD to the Creamed Mixture alternately with Water, BEATING well after each addition. (makes cake batter)

 

• SPREAD the cake batter over the Pears.

 

• BAKE at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

 

• COOL for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.

 

 

Serve Warm with Vanilla Ice Cream, if desired.

 

Makes 9 Servings

 

 

dévorer!