PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Using a packaged cake mix speeds up the preparation time of this tasty pear and pecan upside-down cake. This moist cake is pretty to look at and luscious, too. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spread butter in an 8-in. square baking dish. Arrange pear slices in a single layer over butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar and pecans., In a large bowl, beat cake mix, milk and egg on medium speed for 3-5 minutes; pour over pears. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 236 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 32mg cholesterol, Sodium 251mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
CLASSIC PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Pear adds a twist to the usual upside-down cake - a delicious dessert.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Facts : Calories 440, Carbohydrate 53 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, ServingSize 1/12 of Recipe, Sodium 230 mg, Sugar 40 g
PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Introduced in the 1930s, when cast-iron skillets were more commonly found in kitchens than baking pans, the upside-down, or skillet, cake has survived eras of modernization to remain a beloved dessert. Today, Martha puts a seasonal twist on this old-fashioned favorite, eschewing the classic pineapple for sweet and juicy Bartlett pears-large, bell-shaped fruits with smooth, yellow-green skin.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes 1 ten-and-a-half-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make the topping: Melt butter in the bottom of a 10 1/2-inch cast-iron skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar, stirring until dissolved. Swirl to coat the bottom; remove from heat, and cool. Cut pears into 1/4-inch-thick wedges, and arrange them in a circular pattern over the brown-sugar mixture to cover completely; set aside.
- Make the batter: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract; beat to combine. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating to combine.
- Alternating with the milk, gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and mix, on low speed, just until the flour is incorporated.
- In a large bowl, beat reserved egg whites and the cream of tartar with a hand mixer until stiff but not dry. Using a rubber spatula, fold egg whites into the batter. Transfer to skillet. Using an offset spatula, spread the batter evenly, being careful not to disturb the pears.
- Bake until well browned on top and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Run a knife around inside of pan, and immediately invert the cake onto a serving dish. Serve warm or at room temperature.
PEAR-PECAN UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Butter the inside of a 5-quart round slow cooker, then line it completely with a large sheet of foil and butter the foil. Turn the cooker on low. Sprinkle the cut-up butter and the brown sugar over the foil in the cooker. Add the pears, arranging them in a circle, cut-side down.
- Mix the flour, pecans, cornmeal, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl. In the large bowl of a mixer, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar on low speed until just blended. Increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- With the mixer on low speed, beat the dry ingredients into the butter mixture in two batches, alternating with the milk and beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix on medium speed just until the batter is smooth. Spread over the pears in the slow cooker. Drape paper towels over the top of the slow cooker (not touching the cake) to prevent condensation from dripping onto the cake. Cover and cook on low until the cake sets and the sides brown, about 3 hours. Turn off the cooker and let the cake rest about 20 minutes.
- Lift the cake by the foil and place on a rack to cool. Carefully invert onto a platter and peel off the foil. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.
SPICED PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
The flavors of fresh, sweet pears and gingerbread blend beautifully in this intriguing variation on pineapple upside down cake. Leftovers-if there are any-taste great with coffee or tea the next day. -Lisa Varner, El Paso, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Pour melted butter into a 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with nuts and brown sugar. Arrange pears over nuts., In a large bowl, cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition., Spread batter over pears. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm with ice cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 419 calories, Fat 25g fat (13g saturated fat), Cholesterol 77mg cholesterol, Sodium 347mg sodium, Carbohydrate 47g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
PERFECT PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Serve this cake either warm or at room temperature. Using walnut oil, which contains omega-3 fatty acids, helps cut down on butter and gives the cake a rich flavor.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter with 1/4 cup sugar in a 12-inch cast-iron or large skillet over medium. Arrange pears in a circular fashion, around the edge of the pan. Cook, without turning pears, until pears are golden underneath, 18 to 20 minutes (rotating pan as necessary for even browning).
- In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; whisk to combine. In a medium bowl, combine remaining sugar, eggs, buttermilk, applesauce, oil, and vanilla; whisk to combine. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and whisk until just combined.
- Pour batter over pears; spread to cover. Transfer to the oven; bake until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edge and turn out onto a serving platter.
PEAR UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and toast, shaking the pan occasionally, until lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside to cool. Turn the oven temperature down to 325 degrees F.
- Stir together the melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves and corn syrup and evenly coat the bottom and sides of a 10 inch glass pie plate with the mixture. When the almonds are cool, arrange around the bottom rim of the pie plate, with a few in the center, pressing them into the brown sugar mixture. Arrange the pear halves like spokes of a wheel on top of the brown sugar mixture.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the pastry flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt and thoroughly mix.
- In another bowl, whisk together the softened butter, sour cream, egg yolks and vanilla. Add to the dry ingredients and mix with an electric mixer at medium speed about 1 1/2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally, until thick and smooth.
- Using a spatula, spread the batter evenly over the fruit, building up the outside edges so the cake will be level when baked. Bake 40 to 50 minutes, until golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a rack and cool 3 to 5 minutes (no longer) and then invert onto a serving plate, repositioning the fruit as necessary.
UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR CAKE
Delicious fall desert when pears and maple sugar are abundant. The original recipes (printed in Bon Appetit, October 1986) calls for granulated maple sugar, but I use brown sugar which is more readily available, and pure maple syrup.
Provided by ellie_
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 9inch cake, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch (3" high) round cake pan.
- Sprinkle with brown or maple sugar.
- Cream 5 tablespoons butter (or margarine) with brown and white sugar.
- Add maple syrup and salt.
- Spread topping mixture into prepared pan.
- Press pear slices into sugar mixture, arranging them in a spoke design.
- Set aside while preparing cake batter.
- Sift together dry ingredients (flour-cinnamon). Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream 6 tablespoons and 1 cup brown or maple sugar together until light.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.
- Add sour cream, beating until smooth.
- Mix in maple syrup.
- Fold in flour mixture and then walnuts, if using.
- Pour batter into prepared pan (over pears).
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes.
- Run knife around cake and invert cake onto platter, leave pan on cake an additional 5 minutes before removing pan very carefully.
- Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream topping (recipe follows).
- To make whipped cream topping: Beat cream until soft peaks form.
- Add sugar and bourbon, if using.
- Continue beating until soft peaks form again.
PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Provided by Karen DeMasco
Categories Cake Dessert Bake Thanksgiving Low Sodium Pear Cornmeal Fall Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter pan; line bottom with a parchment-paper round. Whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Stir 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to medium-high. Boil syrup without stirring, occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with a wet pastry brush, until sugar turns dark amber, 8-10 minutes. Remove pan from heat; add 1 tablespoon butter (caramel will bubble vigorously) and whisk until smooth. Pour caramel into prepared cake pan and swirl to coat bottom.
- Peel, halve, and core the pears. Place flat on a work surface and cut lengthwise into 1/8"-thick slices. Layer slices over caramel, flat side down, overlapping as needed.
- Mix remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 8 tablespoons butter, and vanilla in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add yolks one at a time, beating to blend between additions and occasionally scraping bowl. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites on low speed in a medium bowl until frothy. Increase the speed to medium and continue to beat until whites form soft peaks. Fold about 1/4 of the whites into cake batter. Add in remaining whites; gently fold just to blend. Pour batter over pears in pan; smooth top.
- Bake cake, rotating pan halfway through, until top is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out with a few small moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Run a thin knife around inside of pan to release cake. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
- Invert cake onto a plate; remove parchment paper. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream or caramel gelato, if desired.
FRESH PEAR UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
This is a nice little cake. I have no idea where it came from. I clipped it from somewhere years ago.
Provided by Countrywife
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 8inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine butter and sugar in 8-inch cake pan.
- Melt butter over low heat and spread evenly over bottom of pan.
- Pare fruit and slice lengthwise.
- Remove core and slice thinly lengthwise.
- Arrange slices in a circle in pan and sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Beat egg yolks well.
- Add syrup and beat more.
- Stir in vanilla and melted shortening.
- Sift together and stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
- Stir in bran.
- Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold into batter.
- Spread over pears.
- Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
- Cool 10 minutes and turn out onto plate while still very warm.
- Serve with whipped or ice cream (optional).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2376.4, Fat 49.5, SaturatedFat 21.4, Cholesterol 484.1, Sodium 1747.2, Carbohydrate 486.2, Fiber 18.7, Sugar 188.7, Protein 30.5
UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR CAKE
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dessert
Time 1h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and then heavily butter a nine-inch pie pan.
- Toss the pears with the lemon juice and arrange them in an attractive pattern in the bottom of the pan.
- Combine one cup of the sugar with the water in a skillet or saucepan, preferably nonstick. Cook over medium heat without stirring until the mixture turns amber. Pour this caramel evenly over the pears. Set aside.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and nutmeg together. Stir in the walnuts and set aside. Cream the stick of butter and the remaining sugar together. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the flour mixture. Spread this batter evenly over the pears.
- Bake 30 minutes, until the cake is nicely browned.
- Allow the cake to cool at least 40 minutes, then run a knife around the sides and invert the pan onto a serving platter. Any slices of pear that cling to the pan after the cake has been turned out can be replaced on the top of the cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 426, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 71 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 65 milligrams, Sugar 55 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GINGER-PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Delicious, slightly caramelized dessert.
Provided by Allan Rutherford
Categories Desserts Cakes Upside-Down Cake Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place 1/3 cup butter in a 9-inch square pan and set in the preheating oven to melt, about 5 minutes.
- Stir molasses, brown sugar, and ginger into the melted butter. Arrange pears cut-side down over mixture.
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Add milk, 1/3 cup butter, and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg until combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter over pears.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- Run a knife around the edge of the pan; place a plate on top of the cake and flip carefully.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.9 calories, Carbohydrate 68 g, Cholesterol 65.5 mg, Fat 16.7 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 402.4 mg, Sugar 45.4 g
PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Provided by R. W. Apple Jr.
Categories dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Butter a 9-inch cake pan with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. Toss pears with lemon juice; set aside.
- In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Add pears, cut side down, in a single layer. Cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and brown the other side. Transfer to a plate.
- To the same saute pan, add the Poire William, and sprinkle with the rest of the granulated sugar. Cook until reduced to a syrup, about 1 minute. Pour into cake pan, coating the bottom. Place pears in pan, cut side down, arranging in a single layer (there may be a few leftover slices).
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the remaining 8 tablespoons butter until fluffy. Add brown sugar, and beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. Add eggs, and continue beating to combine. Add molasses and fresh ginger. Gradually add flour mixture. In a small bowl, combine the baking soda and boiling water, beating with a fork. Add to the batter, and mix well.
- Pour batter into cake pan over the pears. Bake for 25 minutes. Lower heat to 325 degrees, and bake an additional 15 minutes, until cake springs back when touched in the center. Remove from oven. Cool for 1 hour, then invert onto serving plate. Serve with rum-raisin ice cream or rum-spiked whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 361, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 51 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 217 milligrams, Sugar 34 grams, TransFat 1 gram
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