Upside-Down Pear Gingerbread Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

2 1/2 firm pears ( preferably bosc)
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup molasses (preferably mild )
1 cup boiling water
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
accompaniment: vanilla ice cream

Directions:

Make topping: Peel and core pears and cut each into 8 wedges.
Melt butter in skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides. Reduce heat to low, then sprinkle brown sugar over bottom of skillet and cook, undisturbed, 3 minutes (not all sugar will be melted). Arrange pears decoratively over sugar and cook, undisturbed, 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Make cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together molasses and boiling water in a small bowl. Beat together butter, brown sugar, and egg in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes, then alternately mix in flour mixture and molasses in 3 batches at low speed until smooth.
Pour batter over topping in skillet, spreading evenly and being careful not to disturb pears, and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.
Cool cake in skillet on a rack 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of skillet, then invert a large plate with a lip over skillet and, using pot holders to hold skillet and plate tightly together, invert cake onto plate. Replace any pears that stick to skillet. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	989.06 Kcal (4141 kJ)
Calories from fat	425.96 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	47.33g	73%
Cholesterol	153.01mg	51%
Sodium	465.89mg	19%
Potassium	1053.39mg	22%
Total Carbs	138.24g	46%
Sugars	94.02g	376%
Dietary Fiber	4.02g	16%
Protein	6.88g	14%
Vitamin C	3mg	5%
Vitamin A	0.6mg	19%
Iron	4mg	22%
Calcium	194.4mg	19%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	295.24 Kcal (1236 kJ)
Calories from fat	127.15 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	14.13g	73%
Cholesterol	45.68mg	51%
Sodium	139.07mg	19%
Potassium	314.45mg	22%
Total Carbs	41.27g	46%
Sugars	28.06g	376%
Dietary Fiber	1.2g	16%
Protein	2.05g	14%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	5%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	19%
Iron	1.2mg	22%
Calcium	58mg	19%

* 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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