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Apple-Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake Recipe
Photo: David Holifield

Apple-Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread Cake Recipe

7 ingredients 9 generous servings, 16 small openrecipes

This was based on a suggestion in an older Fannie Farmer, that one might use a gingerbread batter in place of the usual cottage pudding when making pandowdies...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

519
Calories
8g
Protein
18g
Fat
81g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Water 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

  • 1 cup each chopped Fuji apple and Bosc pear, plus abt. 1/2 cup raisins
  • 10 Tbs butter, divided
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbs rum extract, or to taste
  • 1 pkg Trader Joe's Gingerbread Mix
  • 1 large/extra large egg
  • 3/4 cup water

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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