UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR CAKE
Delicious fall desert when pears and maple sugar are abundant. The original recipes (printed in Bon Appetit, October 1986) calls for granulated maple sugar, but I use brown sugar which is more readily available, and pure maple syrup.
Provided by ellie_
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 9inch cake, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch (3" high) round cake pan.
- Sprinkle with brown or maple sugar.
- Cream 5 tablespoons butter (or margarine) with brown and white sugar.
- Add maple syrup and salt.
- Spread topping mixture into prepared pan.
- Press pear slices into sugar mixture, arranging them in a spoke design.
- Set aside while preparing cake batter.
- Sift together dry ingredients (flour-cinnamon). Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream 6 tablespoons and 1 cup brown or maple sugar together until light.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
- Add sour cream, beating until smooth.
- Mix in maple syrup.
- Fold in flour mixture and then walnuts, if using.
- Pour batter into prepared pan (over pears).
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes.
- Run knife around cake and invert cake onto platter, leave pan on cake an additional 5 minutes before removing pan very carefully.
- Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream topping (recipe follows).
- To make whipped cream topping: Beat cream until soft peaks form.
- Add sugar and bourbon, if using.
- Continue beating until soft peaks form again.
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Vivian Derry
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Rahul Oli
[email protected]This cake is so easy to make, but it looks and tastes like it came from a bakery.
Lucille Wolf
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it. He said it was the best cake he's ever had.
UNIX1970
[email protected]This is the best upside-down cake I've ever had. The pears were so juicy and the cake was so fluffy.
Anjum Shahzad
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of pears, but I loved this cake. The pears were perfectly cooked and the cake was so moist.
HASAN GAMING
[email protected]This cake is a great way to use up leftover pears.
melinda mckay
[email protected]I love the gooey caramel sauce on top of this cake. It's the perfect complement to the pears.
naveed jaan
[email protected]This cake is so moist and flavorful. I could eat it every day.
Fadi Tibi
[email protected]I added a scoop of vanilla ice cream to my slice of cake. It was the perfect finishing touch.
Rahena Akter
[email protected]I made this cake gluten-free by using a gluten-free flour blend. It turned out just as good as the regular version.
Rokaiah Rashad
[email protected]I used a variety of pears in this cake and it turned out great. I think any type of pear would work well.
Demon_girl games
[email protected]I love that this cake uses fresh pears. It makes such a difference in the flavor.
Charles Lederman
[email protected]This cake is the perfect fall dessert. The pears are so flavorful and the cake is perfectly spiced.
Mustfa Jokhio
[email protected]I'm not a big baker, but this cake was so easy to make. Even I could do it!
Ameer muaviya Ameer muaviya
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it!
Evi Suina
[email protected]This is one of my favorite cakes to make. It's so easy and always comes out delicious. I love the combination of pears and caramel.
imranali Buriro
[email protected]I've made this cake several times now and it always turns out great. It's a perfect dessert for any occasion.
Zulqarnain Marri
[email protected]This upside-down pear cake was a hit with my family! The pears were perfectly caramelized and the cake was moist and fluffy. I will definitely be making this again.