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Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake Recipe

Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

3 peeled small pears, cored and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 1 lb)
2 tbsp grated peeled fresh ginger, divided
1 tbsp lemon juice
cooking spray
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, softened
1 large egg
1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/4 cup molasses
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine pears, 1 tablespoon ginger, and lemon juice. Coat a 9 x 2-inch round cake pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with granulated sugar. Arrange pears in bottom of pan in a circular pattern.
Combine brown sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Beat in egg. Add buttermilk, molasses, and 1 tablespoon ginger; beat until well-blended. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (flour through nutmeg). Add flour mixture to batter; stir until well-blended. Pour over pears. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pan 20 minutes on a wire rack. Place a plate sprinkled with powdered sugar upside down on top of cake pan; invert cake onto plate.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	256.33 Kcal (1073 kJ)
Calories from fat	62.77 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.97g	11%
Cholesterol	39.73mg	13%
Sodium	268.65mg	11%
Potassium	305.69mg	7%
Total Carbs	46.4g	15%
Sugars	30.99g	124%
Dietary Fiber	2.27g	9%
Protein	3.13g	6%
Vitamin C	3.4mg	6%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	2%
Iron	1mg	5%
Calcium	69.9mg	7%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	193.93 Kcal (812 kJ)
Calories from fat	47.49 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	5.28g	11%
Cholesterol	30.06mg	13%
Sodium	203.25mg	11%
Potassium	231.27mg	7%
Total Carbs	35.1g	15%
Sugars	23.44g	124%
Dietary Fiber	1.72g	9%
Protein	2.36g	6%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	6%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	2%
Iron	0.7mg	5%
Calcium	52.9mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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