Maple-pear Upside-down Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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A Cooking Light Recipe. You can use apples instead of pears. Beautiful presentation and delicious. Ingredients:
1/3 cup maple syrup |
3 peeled bartlett pears or 3 anjou pears, each cored and cut into 8 wedges |
1 cup all-purpose flour |
3/4 teaspoon baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
2/3 cup sugar |
1/3 cup butter, softened |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 large eggs |
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Bring syrup to a boil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; cook 2 minutes.
3. Remove from heat; arrange pears in pan in a spokelike fashion.
4. Place pan over medium-high heat, and cook until syrup thickens (about 4 minutes), gently shaking pan frequently.
5. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
6. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt); stirring well with a whisk.
7. Place sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended (about 2 minutes).
8. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
9. Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
10. Pour batter evenly over pear mixture in prepared pan; wrap handle of skillet with foil.
11. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
12. Run a knife around outside edge.
13. Cool in pan 5 minutes.
14. Place a plate upside down on top of cake; invert onto plate.
15. Serve warm.
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