Pear Upside Down Cake

Ingredients

Glaze

• 3 tbsp butter
• 4 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Batter

• 1 pear, sliced thinly
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

1. Preheat an oven to 350F.
2. In a small pan make a glaze by melting together 3tbsp butter and 4tbsp brown sugar over medium heat.
3. Once they are well combined, add 1tsp lemon juice; mix and remove from heat.
4. Pour into the bottom of a silicone or greased loaf pan.
5. Artistically arrange pear slices to cover the glaze evenly.
6. Make a cake batter by creaming together 1/2 cup softened butter and 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
7. Mix in two eggs, one at a time.
8. Mix in 1 cup of flour and 1 tsp baking powder—combine but do not overmix.
9. Mix in about 2 tbsp milk, enough that the batter becomes just pourable.
10. Pour the batter over the pears, level it as you can, and bake 30-40 minutes, until it becomes golden brown and a tester comes out clean.
11. Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving dish. Slice and serve plain or with a dairy topping, ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

Adapted from the “Mary Berry Pear Upside Down Cake”, a British recipe which is on about a hundred different websites.

Nutrition Info

Makes 8 94g servings. Each serving: Calories 304kcal (15%), Total Fats 17g (22%), Cholesterol 89mg (30%), Total Saturated Fats 10g (52%), Total Trans Fats 0.1g, Total Carbs 35g (13%), Total Dietary Fiber 1.1g (4%), Total Sugars 22g (43%), Protein 3.6g (7%), Vitamin A (17%), Vitamin C (1%), Vitamin D (1%), Calcium (4%), Iron (6%), Potassium (3%), Sodium (6%)