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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.
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Main Ingredient
Pears
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Category: Cakes
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Cuisine: American
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Prep Time: 25 min(s)
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Cook Time: 35 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Posted By: deanna
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Posted On: Sep 21, 2013
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Ingredients:
- 1/2 cups - butter, melted
- 1/2 cups - coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cups - packed brown sugar
- 3 - large pears, peeled and sliced
- 1/2 cups - butter, softened
- 1/3 cups - sugar
- 1 - egg
- 1/3 cups - molasses
- 1 1/3 cups - all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoons - ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoons - ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoons - salt
- 1/2 teaspoons - baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoons - baking soda
- 1/2 cups - warm water
- - 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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