Pear-Almond Upside-Down Cake

Name: Pear-Almond Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 59 milliliters blanched almonds; 3 peeled Anjou or Bosc pears, cored and each cut into 8 wedges; 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 79 milliliters butter, softened; 1 Tbsp butter; 79 milliliters dried tart cherries; 2 Tbsps light-colored corn syrup; 2 larges eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 158 milliliters granulated sugar; 118 milliliters low-fat buttermilk; 1 Tbsp powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Need a vegetarian dessert? Pear-Almond Upside-Down Cake could be a spectacular recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 290 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of light-colored corn syrup, granulated sugar, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Combine the almonds and powdered sugar in a food processor; pulse 8 times or until finely chopped.

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Powdered Sugar

Almonds

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Food Processor

Heat corn syrup and 1 tablespoon butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat until butter melts. Stir in brown sugar, and cook 1 minute or until bubbly.

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Brown Sugar

Corn Syrup

Butter

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat. Arrange pear slices spokelike in pan, working from center of pan to edge; sprinkle with cherries. Cook over medium heat 15 minutes or until syrupy, gently shaking pan occasionally (do not stir).

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Cherries

Pear

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Frying Pan

While pears cook, place granulated sugar and 1/3 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 4 minutes or until well blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

Pear

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine almond mixture, flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.

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Baking Powder

Almonds

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to egg mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; stir with a rubber spatula just until blended. Stir in extracts. Gently spoon batter over pears, spreading evenly.

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Buttermilk