Pear-Ginger Upside-Down Cake

Name: Pear-Ginger Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 158 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter or margarine; 6 Tbsps butter or margarine, softened; 59 milliliters finely chopped crystallized ginger; 2 eggs; 1 Tbsp Gold all-purpose flour; 315 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 59 milliliters milk; 3 pears, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch wedges; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla; 237 milliliters whipping cream

Pear-Ginger Upside-Down Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One serving contains 582 calories, 5g of protein, and 27g of fat. A mixture of pears, ground ginger, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 325F. Grease bottom and sides of 8- or 9-inch square pan with shortening.

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Shortening

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Oven

Frying Pan

In 1-quart saucepan, melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in 2/3 cup brown sugar.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Sauce Pan

Heat to boiling.

Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger.

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Ginger Powder

Pour into pan; spread evenly. Arrange pear wedges over brown sugar mixture, overlapping tightly and making 2 layers if necessary.

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Brown Sugar

Spread

Pear

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle 1/4 cup crystallized ginger evenly over pears.

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Candied Ginger

Pear

Toss 1 tablespoon flour and 1/4 cup crystallized ginger to coat; set aside. In medium bowl, mix 1 1/3 cups flour, the baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat 1 cup brown sugar and 6 tablespoons butter with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.

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Candied Ginger

Baking Powder

Brown Sugar

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition until smooth. Stir in ginger-flour mixture.

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Vanilla

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Spread batter over pears and ginger.

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Ginger

Spread

Pear

Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes on cooling rack. Meanwhile, in chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed until it begins to thicken. Gradually add granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, beating until soft peaks form.

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Granulated Sugar