Classic Pear Upside-Down Cake

Name: Classic Pear Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 177 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter; 177 milliliters butter, softened; 118 milliliters cornmeal; 3 eggs; 237 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 2 firm ripe pears, peeled, thinly sliced; 473 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 12 servings Whipped cream, if desired

Classic Pear Upside-Down Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 378 calories, 4g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not Head to the store and pick up vanilla, butter, gold flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. In medium bowl, combine powdered sugar and 3/4 cup butter; beat at low speed until crumbly.

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Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well at medium speed after each addition.

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Add vanilla; beat well.

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Add flour, cornmeal and baking powder; mix well.

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Cornmeal

All Purpose Flour

Place 1/4 cup butter in 9-inch round cake pan.

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Butter

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Heat in oven for about 4 minutes or until butter is melted.

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Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pear slices over mixture in pan, slightly overlapping. Spoon and carefully spread cake batter over pears.

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Bake at 350F. for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Invert onto serving plate.

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