Betty Crocker® pound cake topped with sweet caramelized pears and almonds makes a rich and moist dessert.
Upside Down Poppy Seed Pear Cake
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 medium pears, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 box (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Pound Cake Mix
- Milk, butter and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 2 tablespoons poppy seed filling (from 12 1/2-oz can)
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray; add butter. Melt butter in oven 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar until well mixed; spread evenly in pan. Arrange pear slices over sugar mixture; sprinkle with almonds.
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Step2Make cake mix as directed on box, using milk, butter and eggs. Fold in poppy seed filling. Spoon batter over pears in pan.
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Step3Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Run knife around edges of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate or foil-lined cookie sheet upside down on pan; turn plate and pan over. Leave pan over cake 1 minute to allow topping to drizzle over cake; remove pan. Cool 10 minutes. Sprinkle with toasted almonds. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
390
Calories
19g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
55g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 390
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 9g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 260mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 55g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 0%
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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