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Pear Upside Down Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Pear Upside Down Cake

12 ingredients 25 min + 40 min 9 openrecipes
Pear Upside Down Cake

Whiskey-caramelized pears and browned butter top a lightly sweet yellow cake. Yeah…I’ll take a slice.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

898
Calories
21g
Protein
18g
Fat
163g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Bartlett Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Topping not in our table 0
Whiskey not in our table 0
Cake not in our table 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

  • 3 whole FOR THE PEAR TOPPING:
  • 2 Tablespoons Slightly Ripe Bartlett Pears
  • 4 Tablespoons Good Quality Whiskey (I Used Jameson)
  • ⅔ cups Unsalted Butter
  • 1-½ cup Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1-½ teaspoon FOR THE CAKE:
  • ½ teaspoons All-purpose Flour
  • 4 Tablespoons Baking Powder
  • ¾ cups Sea Salt
  • 1 whole Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature
  • ¾ cups Vanilla Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Large Egg, Room Temperature

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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