Name: Pear Upside-Down Cake recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 50g butter; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 3 pears firm medium peeled sliced; 150g butter; 1 cup brown sugar lightly packed; 3 eggs; 1 1/3 cups self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp ground ginger optional

by barcookie Last updated on 09/03/2020

A very moist, delicious cake or dessert. - barcookie

Ingredients

50g butter
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 pears firm medium peeled sliced
150g butter
1 cup brown sugar lightly packed
3 eggs
1 1/3 cups self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp ground ginger optional

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C or 160C fan forced. Line the base of a 22cm spring form cake pan with baking paper.
Step 2

Melt 50g butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar together and pour over the baking paper. Cover with sliced pears in a circular pattern.
Step 3

Beat together butter and sugar until pale and creamy.
Step 4

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the combined flour, baking powder and ginger.
Step 5

Spoon the cake batter over the pears. Bake for 40 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Step 6

Leave to rest for 5 minutes and then invert onto a serving plate.
Step 7

Serve with custard, whipped cream or caramel sauce.