Skip to main content
Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake

14 ingredients Serves 8. openrecipes
Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake

The intense flavor of cloves is best when used in small amounts. In this recipe, just a touch of cloves complements the other more mellow spices as well as the brown sugar and maple syrup. As they bake, the sliced pears release sweet juices that mingle with the aromatic spices and soak into the rich, buttery cake.

Share this recipe

Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1017
Calories
28g
Protein
27g
Fat
166g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 Tbs. (1 1/2 sticks) plus 5 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing
  • 2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 Tbs. maple syrup
  • 2 ripe pears, preferably Bartlett or Anjou, peeled, halved and cored
  • 3/4 cup plus 1 Tbs. granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground cardamom
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe in our database. View the full recipe at the original source →
By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

Curious what else pairs well?

Use our flavor tools to explore molecular pairings, find substitutes, and discover novel combinations.