Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake
By
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
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My friend and neighbor Laurie gave me this recipe from her Aunt Lucille, who lives in Texas, it is a clipping from a magazine. I don't think it is from a cookbook -it is hard to tell as it looks like it used to be shinier paper. This is such an easy recipe that I thought you might like to try it too!
Rating:
★★★★☆ 2 votes4
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Serves:
one 9-inch round cake
Prep:
20 Min
Cook:
1 Hr 15 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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SUGAR SAUCE:
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5 Tbspunsalted butter, at room temperature
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2/3 clight brown sugar,packed firmly
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2 Tbsppure maple syrup
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PEAR PREP:
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1 Tbspgranulated sugar
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2 largeripe bartlett or anjou pears, peeled, cut in 1/2 and cored
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1 tspeach of ground cinnamon and of ground cardamom
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1/4 tspground cloves or less
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garnish:maraschino cherry halves
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CAKE:
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3/4 cgranulated sugar
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1/2 cbutter
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1 1/2 call purpose flour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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3/4 cmilk
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2 tspvanilla extract
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2 largeeggs at room temperature
How to Make Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake
- Preheat oven to 350^. spray a 9-inch round cake pan and then cut circle of parchment or waxed paper for bottom and butter it and the insides of the pan; set aside.
- SUGAR SAUCE:
In a bowl, using a wooden spoon, beat together the ingredients until thoroughly blended. Spread this mixture over the bottom of the prepared cake pan. - PEAR PREP:
Cut the pear slices into 1/4 inch slices and place in a bowl. Sprinkle with the sugar and spices; stir gently to coat evenly. Arrange the pears in the bottom or the pan; fanning them in spiral fashion , so that the tapered ends point outward; use the small slices to fill any spaces. From another pear you can cut a piece from the center to make a circle. Place cherry halves in between pears and into the center. - CAKE:
Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.Set aside.
Pour the milk and vanilla into measuring cup. set aside.
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In the large bowl of your electric mixer , beat the butter and sugar on medium-high , until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, scrape bowl sides after each addition. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 addition , alternating with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat 2 minutes. - Pour the batter into the cake pan and spread evenly over the pears. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean , about 60-70 minutes.
- Immediately place a plate larger than the pan, upside down on top of the cake. Carefully invert the cake with the plate, then carefully lift off the pan;gently shaking the pan if necessary to release the cake. Carefully remove the paper. Scrape any goo onto the cake. Let cool for 30 minutes.
