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Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake

Here's how you make Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 40m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 lb pears
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, peeled, grated, divided
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
  • Garnish:
  • Mint leaves (optional)
  • Raspberries (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oven to 350 F Peel, core, and slice pears lengthwise into 1/4" slices.

  • Step 2: Combine 1 Tbls ginger, lemon juice, and pear slices.

  • Step 3: Coat a 9" x 2" round cake pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with granulated sugar.

  • Step 4: Arrange pears in bottom of pan in a circular pattern.

  • Step 5: Combine brown sugar and butter in a large mixer bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended.

  • Step 6: Beat in egg.

  • Step 7: Add buttermilk, molasses, and 1 Tbls ginger; beat until well blended.

  • Step 8: Combine flour and remaining ingredients EXCEPT powdered sugar.

  • Step 9: Add flour mixture to batter; stir until well blended. Pour over pears.

  • Step 10: Bake 40 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.

  • Step 11: Cool in pan 20 minutes on wire rack.

  • Step 12: Sprinkle a serving plate with powdered sugar. Invert cake onto serving plate. When completely cool, garnish with mint leaves and raspberries.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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