Pear Upside Down Cake Recipe

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Pear Upside Down Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 pears, peeled,pitted and quartered lengthwise
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup milk

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt 1/3 cup of butter in a 9 inch square cake pan in the oven and remove from heat.
  3. Stir in the brown sugar.
  4. Arrange pear slices in a sunburst fashion on top of the sugar.
  5. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
  6. Set aside.
  7. In a medium bowl cream remaining butter and sugar.
  8. Add eggs one at a time and continue beating until light.
  9. Stir in vanilla.
  10. Alternate additions of dry ingredients and milk to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
  11. Pour over the pear in the cake pan.
  12. Bake for 55 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
  13. Cool for 10 minutes, then turn upside down over a serving plate.
  14. Leave the pan on top of the cake for 2 to 3 minutes to let all the syrup and fruit drop out.
  15. Serve warm with cream.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 524.63 Kcal (2197 kJ)
Calories from fat 215.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.92g 37%
Cholesterol 81.79mg 27%
Sodium 810.37mg 34%
Potassium 393mg 8%
Total Carbs 74.11g 25%
Sugars 39.84g 159%
Dietary Fiber 5.63g 23%
Protein 5.77g 12%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 216.3mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 249.37 Kcal (1044 kJ)
Calories from fat 102.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.37g 37%
Cholesterol 38.88mg 27%
Sodium 385.19mg 34%
Potassium 186.8mg 8%
Total Carbs 35.23g 25%
Sugars 18.94g 159%
Dietary Fiber 2.67g 23%
Protein 2.74g 12%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 7%
Iron 1.1mg 13%
Calcium 102.8mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.7
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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