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Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake

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  • Brief Description

    The flavors of fresh, sweet pears and gingerbread blend beautifully in this intriguing variation on pineapple upside-down cake. Leftovers taste great with coffee or tea the next day.

  • Main Ingredient

    Pears

  • Category:  Cakes

  • Cuisine:  American

  • Prep Time:  25 min(s)

  • Cook Time:  35 min(s)

  • Recipe Type:  Public

  • Source:

    Taste of Home

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  • Posted By:  deanna

  • Posted On:  Sep 21, 2013

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Ingredients:

  1. 1/2 cups - butter, melted
  2. 1/2 cups - coarsely chopped walnuts
  3. 1/4 cups - packed brown sugar
  4. 3 - large pears, peeled and sliced
  5. 1/2 cups - butter, softened
  6. 1/3 cups - sugar
  7. 1 - egg
  8. 1/3 cups - molasses
  9. 1 1/3 cups - all-purpose flour
  10. 3/4 teaspoons - ground ginger
  11. 3/4 teaspoons - ground cinnamon
  12. 1/2 teaspoons - salt
  13. 1/2 teaspoons - baking powder
  14. 1/4 teaspoons - baking soda
  15. 1/2 cups - warm water
  16. - Ice cream, optional

Directions:

Pour melted butter into a 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with nuts and brown sugar. Arrange pears over nuts.

In a large bowl, cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition.

Spread batter over pears. Bake at 350° 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 ice cream if desired.


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