caramelized pear upside down cake

Name: Caramelized Pear Upside Down Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CARAMEL:; 4 tablespoon(s) butter, unsalted; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 dash(es) nutmeg; ## CAKE; 1-2 - pears, unpeeled thinly sliced; 6 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter, very soft; 1 cup(s) granulated sugar; 2 - eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 cup(s) flour; 3 tablespoon(s) cornmeal; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) milk

10 Pinches

Kathy Granstrom

Updated on Sep 24, 2014

A new favorite for us! The cornmeal gives it a bit of gritty texture which I love. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if you wish.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Convection Oven

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

CARAMEL:
4 tablespoons butter, unsalted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 dash nutmeg
CAKE
1-2 - pears, unpeeled thinly sliced
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft
1 cup granulated sugar
2 - eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk

How To Make caramelized pear upside down cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. I use convection setting. Lightly spray 9" round cake pan.

Step 2

For caramel sauce, combine butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in small saucepan. Heat to boiling, stir constantly. Remove from heat as soon as boil is reached.
Step 3

Scrape caramel mixture into prepared pan. Arrange pear slices over caramel.
Step 4

For cake batter, beat butter and sugar about 1 minute. Add eggs and vanilla, beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in dry ingredients and beat about 10 seconds. Pour in milk and beat until evenly moistened, about 1 minute. Pour over pears.
Step 5

Carefully lift pan and bang pan on counter twice to release air bubbles.
Step 6

Bake 45 minutes. Check with knife. When done run knife around edges to loosen. Place plate over and flip onto plate.
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