Old Maid Cake

Name: Old Maid Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 59 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 79 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters egg substitute; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 118 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 2 Tbsps margarine; 2 Tbsps margarine, melted; 59 milliliters molasses; 454 grams medium pears(about; 0 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps chopped walnuts

Old Maid Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 267 calories, 4g of protein, and 8g of fat. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, margarine, pears, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl; stir well.

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Bowl

Combine buttermilk, egg substitute, molasses, and 2 tablespoons melted margarine in a bowl; stir well.

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Egg Substitute

Buttermilk

Margarine

Molasses

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Bowl

Add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.

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All Purpose Flour

Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar; cook over medium heat 1 minute.

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Brown Sugar

Margarine

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat; sprinkle with walnuts.

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Walnuts

Peel and core pears.

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Pear

Cut each in half lengthwise.

Cut each half into thin slices, cutting to, but not through, stem end. Fan pear halves; place, core sides up, on top of brown sugar mixture in skillet.

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Brown Sugar

Pear

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Frying Pan

Pour batter over pears; bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Pear

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Oven

Let cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Invert onto a cake plate.

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