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cinnamon pear upside down cake
Stacey Thimmes - The Sugar Coated Cottage

Cinnamon Pear Updside Down Cake

5 from 3 votes
Cinnamon Pear Upside Down Cake. Sweet juicy pears enrobed in butter and brown sugar then covered in a moist and tender cinnamon cake. All baked together in one pan.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 1 - 9" cake
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ALL INGREDIENTS SHOULD BE ROOM TEMPERATURE:
  • 3/4 cups + 1 Tbsp butter divided - 1/4 cup + 1Tbsp for glaze, 1/2 cup for cake
  • 2/3 cups brown sugar
  • 3-4 medium pears peeled, cored and each pear sliced into 8 slices.*
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup milk

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease and flour the inside edge of a 9" cake pan, no need to grease the bottom.
  3. Melt 1/4 cups + 1 Tbsp of butter.
  4. Add to the butter the brown sugar and combine.
  5. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
  6. Arrange pear slices on top of brown sugar mixture. You can arrange them snuggly.
  7. Cream the remaining 1/2 cup butter and granulated sugar together.
  8. Add in the egg and vanilla, mix well.
  9. In medium bowl add the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
  10. With mixer on low slowly add in the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Alternating with milk as needed.
  11. Once all added mix on medium for 1 minute.
  12. Pour cake batter over the pears.
  13. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  14. Cool 10-15 minutes before inverting onto cake plate.
  15. Let cool additional 15 minutes.

Notes

* Cutting the pears. To get 8 even slices I cut my pears in half, then cut the halves in two (giving me four) and then cut each fourth in half.
** Before inverting onto cake plate, run a knife gently around the edge of the cake to help loosen any areas that may be stuck.
*** When greasing the edges I used the cake spray and flour in one, makes it super easy.
****Dont forget this dessert goes great with ice cream!

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