Upside down Pear Ginger Cake

Upside down pear and ginger cake made with whole wheat flour is a warm and delicious Tarte Tatin like dessert but have a cake base. The pears are coated in caramel and ginger syrup and bring wonderful flavors in the cake.

What is Upside down cake?

The concept of upside-down cake is to bake a cake in a single pan or tin and later on turned upside down for serving. This cake is tasted best when served warm with creme fraiche or ice cream. I followed the recipe from a cookbook “From Lynda’s Table” that I recently borrowed from the city library.

To make it slightly healthier version I replaced the self-raising flour with whole wheat flour and the cake turned out perfect. I also used olive oil in the cake instead of butter. No one noticed that it was made with whole wheat and my family loved this warm and spicy cake as an evening snack.

The main attraction of the cake is the caramel syrup flavored with ginger which makes the cake super-rich and lightly spiced. This cake would make a wonderful dessert and a perfect treat for any occasion. This is my attempt to start #RecipeMakeover remake of upside-down cake into a guilt-free cake.

Basic Ingredients for upside down cake:

The basic ingredients to make pear upside down cake are listed below.

• Firstly, Pears- Fresh ripe pears would do best in the recipe.
• Whole wheat flour-I used whole wheat but you may replace it with all-purpose flour.
• Baking powder-Raising agent for the cake.
• Ginger-Adds a very nice flavor when combines with pears.
• Honey-For the glaze on top of pears.
• Yogurt-I used yogurt to make the cake eggless, you may add eggs if desired.

Hoe to make pear upside down cake.

The process is very simple , first make the sugar honey glaze and keep it ready. Next is to make the cake batter. Once both things are done you’ll just need to pour the glaze, assemble pears and finally pour the cake batter and bake the cake in preheated oven.

Serving suggestions:

Serve this warm pear upside down cake with tea or coffee and enjoy.

Looking for more such cake recipes to get some ideas for your desserts? Do not miss my Gluten-Free Carrot Cake and Chocolate drip cake and the best one’s Sour cream Cranberry cake.

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Pear Ginger Cake

Sapana Behl

A warm and moist upside down pear cake with a hint of ginger.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Cakes

Cuisine French

Servings 8 People

Equipment

• Pan
• Mixing Bowl
• Cake tin

Ingredients

  

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For Cake

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 1/2 cup oil I used olive oil
• 1/2 cup yoghurt
• 1/2 cup castor sugar
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoon ginger grated
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

For pears topping

• 3 pears
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 tablespoon butter
• 4 tablespoon honey
• 4 tablespoon castor sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger grated

Instructions

 

• In a saucepan add butter, honey, sugar, lemon juice and grated ginger. Let the syrup melt and cook until it becomes golden.
• Remove from heat and pour this syrup into the prepared cake tin or ovenproof frying pan.
• Arrange pear slices into the cake tin or frying pan whatever you are using. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 °F and grease a cake tin with oil or an ovenproof frying pan.
• In a mixing bowl sift together whole wheat flour, baking powder. Add in ground almonds and set aside.
• In another mixing bowl beat together oil and sugar. Stir in yogurt, honey and ginger. Whisk to combine.
• Add the dry ingredients into the wet in two batches; Gently fold in all the ingredients to make a batter.
• Pour the cake batter on top of the pears and cover them completely. Tap on the kitchen counter.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from oven and allow it to cool. Loosen the sides with a knife and flip the cake onto serving plate.
• Slice and serve with ice cream.

Notes

You may use apples, pineapple or any other fruit to make the cake.

Keyword eggless upside down cake, pear cake, pear upside down cake, upside down cake

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