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Gingerbread-Pear Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Gingerbread-Pear Upside-Down Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 1/4 cups butter, softened
2 tbsp sugar
2 large pears, peeled, cored and sliced
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup boiling water
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Spread 1/4 cup butter on bottom of 10 inch round cake pan or 9 inch square cake pan.
Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Arrange pear slices on top.
Cream together remaining butter and brown sugar.
Beat in egg until light and fluffy.
Stir in molasses.
Dissolve baking soda in boiling water, set aside.
Sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
Add flour mixture alternately with dissolved baking soda to creamed mixture, stirring just until blended.
Pour over pears.
Bake in 350°F oven 50-65 minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean.
Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cake.
Let cool in pan for 15 minutes, then invert a serving plate on top of pan and turn out upside-down onto plate.
Serve warm.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	576.68 Kcal (2414 kJ)
Calories from fat	238.06 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	26.45g	41%
Cholesterol	85.97mg	29%
Sodium	373.97mg	16%
Potassium	686.07mg	15%
Total Carbs	81.46g	27%
Sugars	46.81g	187%
Dietary Fiber	2.87g	11%
Protein	5.14g	10%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	3%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	11%
Iron	2.5mg	14%
Calcium	112.3mg	11%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	275.96 Kcal (1155 kJ)
Calories from fat	113.92 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	12.66g	41%
Cholesterol	41.14mg	29%
Sodium	178.96mg	16%
Potassium	328.31mg	15%
Total Carbs	38.98g	27%
Sugars	22.4g	187%
Dietary Fiber	1.37g	11%
Protein	2.46g	10%
Vitamin C	1mg	3%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	11%
Iron	1.2mg	14%
Calcium	53.7mg	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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savory
bitter
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