mercredi 5 octobre 2022

Pear-Ginger Upside-Down Cake (Holiday inspiration)

 


Makes 8 servings

Pear-ginger topping

  • ¼ cup butter or margarine
  • Two-third cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 pears, peeled, cut into ½-inch wedges
  • ¼ cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
Cake
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
  • 1¼ cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup milk
Ginger Whipped Cream
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  1. Heat oven to 325F (160C) ; grease bottom and sides of 8- or 9-inch square pan with shortening.
Pear-ginger topping
  1. In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally ; stir in brown sugar and heat to boiling.
  2. Remove from heat ; stir in ground ginger.
  3. Pour into pan ; spread evenly .
  4. Arrange pear wedges on sugar mixture, overlapping tightly and making 2 layers if necessary ; sprinkle crystallized ginger over pears.
Cake
  1. In a small bowl, toss 1 tablespoon flour and crystallized ginger to coat ; set aside.
  2. In another small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt ; set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy.
  4. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth ; add vanilla.
  5. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition until smooth ; stir in ginger flour mixture.
  6. Spread batter over pears in pan.
  7. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean ; cool 15 minutes on wire rack.
  8. Meanwhile, in chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed until it begins to thicken ; gradually add sugar and ground ginger, beating until soft peaks form.
  9. Looen edges of cake with small knife.
  10. Place heatproof plate upside down onto pan ; turn plate and pan over.
  11. Serve warm with ginger whipped cream.
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