Pear Upside-Down Cake
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- Yield Serves 12
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 3 Bosc pears, peeled, halved, cored, and cut into 18 wedges
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup reduced-fat buttermilk
- 1/4 cup walnut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter with 1/4 cup sugar in a 12-inch cast-iron or large skillet over medium. Arrange pears in a circular fashion, around the edge of the pan. Cook, without turning pears, until pears are golden underneath, 18 to 20 minutes (rotating pan as necessary for even browning).
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In a large bowl, combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; whisk to combine. In a medium bowl, combine remaining sugar, eggs, buttermilk, applesauce, oil, and vanilla; whisk to combine. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and whisk until just combined.
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Pour batter over pears; spread to cover. Transfer to the oven; bake until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edge and turn out onto a serving platter.
Wow, person called KateDi. Maybe they added the measurement for applesauce after the people posted the comments.
When saving recipe, I start typing title and it kicks me off each time. I have to start over. It is really annoying. What happened? Is there a way to stop this?
Are you kidding me?
It's RIGHT THERE in the INGREDIENTS -- 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce. . .
The applesauce isn't listed in the ingredients - How much
Could you please let me know how much applesauce? It is not in the ingredients portion of the recipe.