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Pear Upside Down Cake

Pear Upside Down Cake puts a seasonal twist on a traditional favorite. Swapping pineapple for sweet and juicy pears delivers lots of festive flavor. Not to mention a stunning presentation that is perfect for your holiday table. This cake is moist and sweet, with cozy and comforting flavor of cinnamon and Chinese Five Spice. And the caramelization of the pear is truly delectable. So pretty and so tasty, this is one sweet treat you’ll be coming back to again and again, all season long. Recipe by The Seaside Baker

Featuring USA Pears

Ingredients

1/4 cupbutter, melted
1/2 cupbrown sugar, firmly packed
1large pear (peeled, cored, and thinly sliced)
1/2 cupbutter, softened to room temperature
1/2 cupbrown sugar
2eggs (room temperature preferred)
1 tspvanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tspbaking powder
1/4 tspsalt
1 tspcinnamon
1 tspChinese Five Spice
1/2 cupbuttermilk

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 175°C. In an 8 or 9-inch round cake pan, melt butter in oven. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange pear slices on brown sugar.

  2. Step 2

    To make the cake base, cream butter and brown sugar until soft and fluffy.

  3. Step 3

    Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down the bowl in between. Beat on medium high speed until eggs are fully incorporated.

  4. Step 4

    Beat in vanilla.

  5. Step 5

    In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and Chinese five spice.

  6. Step 6

    Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, while alternately adding buttermilk. Beat on low until just combined.

  7. Step 7

    Spread batter evenly over pears.

  8. Step 8

    Bake for 22-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately run knife around side of pan to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down onto pan; turn plate and pan over. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Store covered in refrigerator.

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