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Classic Pear Upside-Down Cake

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 2, 2016
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Pear adds a twist to the usual upside-down cake – a delicious dessert.

Classic Pear Upside-Down Cake

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 35 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Topping

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 firm ripe pears, peeled, thinly sliced
  • Whipped cream, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, combine powdered sugar and 3/4 cup butter; beat at low speed until crumbly. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well at medium speed after each addition. Add vanilla; beat well. Add flour, cornmeal and baking powder; mix well.
  • Step 
    2
    Place 1/4 cup butter in 9-inch round cake pan. Heat in oven for about 4 minutes or until butter is melted. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pear slices over mixture in pan, slightly overlapping. Spoon and carefully spread cake batter over pears.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake at 350°F. for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.

Nutrition

440 Calories
23g Total Fat
4g Protein
53g Total Carbohydrate
40g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/12 of Recipe
Calories
440
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
23g
35%
Saturated Fat
13g
65%
Cholesterol
115mg
38%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
53g
18%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
40g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 1/2 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 4 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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