Maple Pear Upside Down Cake

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A cooking light recipe. You can use apples instead of pears. Beautiful presentation and delicious.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350.

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Bring syrup to a boil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cook 2 minutes.

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Remove from heat.

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Arrange pears in pan in a spokelike fashion.

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Place pan over medium-high heat , and cook until syrup thickens , gently shaking pan frequently.

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Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup.

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Level with a knife.

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Combine flour and next 4 ingredients.

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Stirring well with a whisk.

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Place sugar , butter , and vanilla in a large bowl.

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Beat with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended.

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Add eggs , 1 at a time , beating well after each addition.

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Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk , beginning and ending with flour mixture.

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Pour batter evenly over pear mixture in prepared pan.

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Wrap handle of skillet with foil.

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Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.

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Run a knife around outside edge.

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Cool in pan 5 minutes.

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Place a plate upside down on top of cake.

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Invert onto plate.

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Serve warm.

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Ingredients

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maple syrup, bartlett pears, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, salt, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, eggs, low-fat buttermilk