upside-down pear gingerbread cake

Ingredients For upside-down pear gingerbread cake

• 3 Tbsp

  butter
• 1/3 c

  packed dark brown sugar
• 2 md

  bosc pears, peeled and thinly sliced
• FOR THE CAKE
• 1/2 c

  milk
• 1 Tbsp

  cider vinegar
• 1

  egg
• 1/2 c

  packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 c

  molasses
• 1/4 c

  butter, melted
• 1 1/4 c

  all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp

  ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 tsp

  ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1/4 tsp

  ground cloves
• whipped cream, optional