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Pear Upside-Down Cake
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Servings 9
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large pear, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- 1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick™ mix
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup milk or water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mace or cinnamon
- 1 egg
- Whipped cream, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In 9-inch round or 8-inch square pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle 1/4 cup brown sugar evenly over melted butter. Arrange pear slices in single layer on sugar mixture; sprinkle with pecans.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients except whipped cream with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter over pear slices and pecans.
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Step3Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake a few minutes so brown sugar mixture can drizzle over cake; remove pan. Cool at least 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm with whipped cream. Store cake loosely covered.
Nutrition
260
Calories
13 g
Total Fat
3 g
Protein
34 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 260
- Calories from Fat
- 115
- Total Fat
- 13 g
- Saturated Fat
- 5 g
- Cholesterol
- 40 mg
- Sodium
- 340 mg
- Potassium
- 150 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 3 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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