UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE
Categories Cake Fruit Ginger Dessert Bake Christmas Thanksgiving Pear Winter Christmas Eve Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make topping:
- Peel and core pears and cut each into 8 wedges.
- Melt butter in skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides. Reduce heat to low, then sprinkle brown sugar over bottom of skillet and cook, undisturbed, 3 minutes (not all sugar will be melted). Arrange pears decoratively over sugar and cook, undisturbed, 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Make cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together molasses and boiling water in a small bowl. Beat together butter, brown sugar, and egg in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes, then alternately mix in flour mixture and molasses in 3 batches at low speed until smooth.
- Pour batter over topping in skillet, spreading evenly and being careful not to disturb pears, and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.
- Cool cake in skillet on a rack 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of skillet, then invert a large plate with a lip over skillet and, using pot holders to hold skillet and plate tightly together, invert cake onto plate. Replace any pears that stick to skillet. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Raymond M. Marotta
[email protected]This cake is delicious! I love the combination of pears and gingerbread.
Veer1x
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it's always a hit! It's a great dessert for any occasion.
jhanbir shtha
[email protected]This cake was a bit too dense for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Shyam Yadav
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this recipe! This cake is delicious and it's perfect for fall.
Abel Kruz
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and it turned out beautifully! I will definitely be making it again.
Kailey Ash
[email protected]I made this cake for my family and they all loved it! It's a great dessert for any occasion.
Rekha Giri
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry, but the flavor was good.
Ela Kaabi
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of gingerbread, but I loved this cake! The pears really balance out the flavor.
Wahid Jaan
[email protected]I didn't have any pears on hand, so I used apples instead. The cake still turned out great!
TERESA MWANGO
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good.
Medinatu Yusuf
[email protected]I love this cake! It's so moist and flavorful. I've made it several times and it's always a hit.
L Reeves
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and turned out great! I will definitely be making it again.
Shea Henry Official
[email protected]I made this cake for a party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it. I would definitely recommend this cake to others.
Misty Lopez
[email protected]This cake was delicious! The pears were soft and juicy, and the gingerbread cake was moist and flavorful. I loved the combination of flavors. I will definitely be making this cake again.