Maple-Pear Upside-Down Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Maple syrup, cooked down to a glaze with fresh pears, becomes the topping for this twist on an American dessert classic. Ingredients:
1/3 cup maple syrup |
3 peeled bartlett or 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. Remove from heat; arrange pears in pan in a spokelike fashion. Place pan over medium-high heat, and cook until syrup thickens (about 4 minutes), gently shaking pan frequently.
3. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through salt); stirring well with a whisk. Place sugar, butter, and vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended (about 2 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
4. Pour batter evenly over pear mixture in prepared pan; wrap handle of skillet with foil. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Run a knife around outside edge. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Place a plate upside down on top of cake; invert onto plate. Serve warm.
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