Pear Upside-Down Snack Cake

Name: Pear Upside-Down Snack Cake
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons Land O Lakes Butter; 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 medium pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced; 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened; 1 Land O Lakes Egg; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup buttermilk*; 1 tablespoon mild molasses; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream; 1 tablespoon powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

17 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons Land O Lakes Butter
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 medium pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
1 Land O Lakes Egg
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup buttermilk*
1 tablespoon mild molasses
1/2 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350F.
2

Place 2 tablespoons butter and 1/3 cup brown sugar in bowl.
3

Microwave 20-30 seconds until butter is melted.
4

Spread mixture into bottom of 9-inch round cake pan.
5

Arrange pear slices over brown sugar mixture, overlapping slightly, if necessary.
6

Combine 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and egg in bowl.
7

Beat at medium speed until creamy.
8

Add flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
9

Beat at low speed until mixed.
10

Add buttermilk and molasses; continue beating until well mixed.
11

Spread batter over pears.
12

Bake 21-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
13

Loosen cake by running knife around edges.
14

Cool 5 minutes in pan.
15

Place serving platter upside-down over pan; turn over so cake comes out upside down onto platter.