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Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake
There’s something almost magical about an upside down cake.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Erica Kastner📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 325ºF. Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Set aside.
2
For the topping, in a small bowl, combine the melted butter and maple sugar. Spread this in the bottom of the prepared cake pan. Arrange the pear slices on top of the butter/sugar mixture.
3
For the cake, in the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and maple sugar until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract and beat.
4
In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Add half of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar/egg mixture and beat until combined. Add the milk and beat again. Add the remaining half of the dry ingredients and beat.
5
In a clean, medium-sized bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Gently and gradually fold into the cake batter in a few additions. Spread the batter over the pears in the pan.
6
Bake in preheated oven for 40–⏱️ 50 minutes, or until the cake is golden-brown and it springs back when lightly touched. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan on a rack for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
7
Invert onto a serving plate or cake stand. Serve warm with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or custard.
Whipped Cream, Ice Cream, Or Vanilla Custard For Serving (optional)
8
Adapted from my Rhubarb Upside Down Cake recipe, which was adapted from Taste of Home.
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