Upside Down Pear Walnut Cake

This is so good.... A moist cake with sliced pears, skillet-baked in a brown sugar sauce, inverted onto a platter for serving, this is a winner.

Set oven to 375 degrees.

Prepare a 9-inch cast-iron skillet.

In a bowl , combine together the flour and the next 7 ingredients.

In another bowl , combine the buttermilk , eggs , 1 / 4 cup butter and molasses.

Add to the flour mixture , stirring until smooth.

In a cast-iron skillet , melt 2 tbsp butter.

Stir in 1 / 3 cup brown sugar.

Cook over medium heat 1 minute.

Remove from heat.

Sprinkle with walnuts.

Place the pear slices in the bottom of the skillet.

Pour the batter over the pears.

Bake for 30 minutes , or until the cake tests done.

Cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack.

Invert the cake onto a serving plate.

Serve warm , or at room temperature.

flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, salt, ground cloves, buttermilk, eggs, butter, molasses, walnuts, pears