GINGERBREAD PEAR CAKE
Gingerbread and pears are combined in a beautiful and tasty upside down cake that is a delightful blend of fruit and spice.
Provided by Mallinda
Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes Spice Cake
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Mix the melted butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar in a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Slice pear halves in half lengthwise. Place a pecan in the center of each pear quarter. Place pears cut side down in the cake pan, arranging them like spokes radiating from the center of the pan. Sprinkle any remaining pecans around the pears.
- Prepare the cake mix according to package directions, and pour over the pears and pecans in the cake pan.
- Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly before turning out onto a serving dish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 371.5 calories, Carbohydrate 59 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 377.4 mg, Sugar 12.9 g
PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN GINGERBREAD CAKE
This gingerbread-based cake is both festive and homey thanks to the additions of pear and its upside-down make.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch-square cake
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch-square cake pan; set aside. In a large bowl, toss pears with lemon juice. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Add half the pears, cut sides down, in single layer; cook until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn pears over; cook other sides until brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cooked pears to a plate. Cook remaining pears; transfer to plate. To pear juices in skillet, add brandy, and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar. Cook, stirring, until reduced to syrup, about 1 minute. Pour into cake pan; swirl to spread. Starting in one corner of pan, fan out pears in single layer; arrange so the tapered sides lie in same direction. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; set aside. In bowl of an electric mixer, beat remaining 8 tablespoons butter until fluffy. Add brown sugar; beat on medium-high speed for 3 minutes. Add eggs; beat to combine. Beat in molasses and grated ginger.
- Add half of flour mixture; combine on low speed. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and boiling water; beat into batter. Beat in remaining flour mixture until combined. Pour into pan; bake 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees. bake until springy to the touch, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Run a knife between pan and cake. Invert cake onto a serving plate. Arrange pears as needed, and serve.
UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE
Categories Cake Fruit Ginger Dessert Bake Christmas Thanksgiving Pear Winter Christmas Eve Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Make topping:
- Peel and core pears and cut each into 8 wedges.
- Melt butter in skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides. Reduce heat to low, then sprinkle brown sugar over bottom of skillet and cook, undisturbed, 3 minutes (not all sugar will be melted). Arrange pears decoratively over sugar and cook, undisturbed, 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Make cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together molasses and boiling water in a small bowl. Beat together butter, brown sugar, and egg in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes, then alternately mix in flour mixture and molasses in 3 batches at low speed until smooth.
- Pour batter over topping in skillet, spreading evenly and being careful not to disturb pears, and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.
- Cool cake in skillet on a rack 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of skillet, then invert a large plate with a lip over skillet and, using pot holders to hold skillet and plate tightly together, invert cake onto plate. Replace any pears that stick to skillet. Serve warm or at room temperature.
UPSIDE DOWN PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE
Delicious, yet easy to make. The perfect dessert for a Thanksgiving or Christmas feast.
Provided by blondiegreen
Categories Desserts Cakes Upside-Down Cake Recipes
Time 2h5m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a bowl, lightly mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt until thoroughly combined.
- Place 1/4 cup of butter into a 10-inch springform pan, put it in the oven, and allow to melt for a minute or two. Sprinkle the melted butter evenly with brown sugar. Pat the pear halves dry with paper towels, and cut each half into 3 slices lengthwise. Arrange the pear slices in a spiral pattern on top of the brown sugar. Without disturbing the arranged slices, spray the inside walls of the pan with cooking spray.
- Beat the white sugar and 1/2 cup of butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until creamy; beat in the egg, then mix in the molasses. Mix the flour mixture into the molasses mixture, then stir in the hot water. Pour the batter into the springform pan on top of the pear slices.
- Bake the cake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely in the pan before inverting on a serving dish and removing pan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 368.3 calories, Carbohydrate 62.7 g, Cholesterol 46 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 357.6 mg, Sugar 34.7 g
DARK GINGERBREAD PEAR CAKE
Provided by Maggie Ruggiero
Categories Cake Mixer Ginger Brunch Dessert Bake Picnic Quick & Easy Pear Spice Fall Potluck Molasses Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 1 (9-inch) cake
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter and flour a 9-inch cake pan, knocking out excess.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt.
- Melt butter with water.
- Beat together brown sugar and molasses with an electric mixer until combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well. Beat in flour mixture at low speed until just combined. Add butter mixture and ginger, beating just until smooth. Pour into cake pan.
- Peel pear and cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Scatter over batter. Bake until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly.
UPSIDE-DOWN PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE
The aroma of baking gingerbread stirs up such warm memories. This cake looks festive and is even on the lighter side. -Nancy Beckman, Helena, Montana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in brown sugar. Spread over bottom of a greased 9-in. round baking pan. Arrange pears over top., For cake, mix milk and vinegar; let stand 5 minutes. In a large bowl, beat egg, brown sugar, molasses, melted butter and milk mixture until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, salt and cloves; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Spoon carefully over pears., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331 calories, Fat 11g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 51mg cholesterol, Sodium 348mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE
You'll need just four items to stir up this tasty gingerbread cake topped with canned pears. "You can also use fresh ripe pears when they're in season," suggested Cindy Reams from Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 9 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Spread the butter in a 9-in. square baking dish. Arrange pear slices in rows over the butter. Sprinkle with sugar. Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions. Carefully pour over the pears. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 301 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 360mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (32g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS
Make and share this Gingerbread Cake With Caramelized Pears recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MarieRynr
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan.
- Combine the flour, soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves and salt in a bowl and mix well.
- Combine the pear puree and buttermilk in a bowl and mix well.
- Beat the butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl until creamy, scraping the bowl occasionally.
- Add the molasses and beat until blended.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; the batter will appear curdled.
- Add the flour alternately with the pear mixture, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl frequently to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or untila wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean and the cake begins to pull away from the side of the pan.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove to a wire rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Beat the whipping cream, sugar, vanilla and 1/2 tsp cinnamon in a mixing bowl until soft peaks form.
- Slice the cake and arranges on individual dessert plates, topped with the whipped cream and caramelized pears.
- For the pears: Heat the butter in a large heavy skillet until sizzling.
- Add the pears and toss to coat.
- Sprinkle with the sugar and stir.
- Cook for 10 minutes until the pears are caramelized and tender, stirring gently.
- Remove and let stand until room temperature.
PEAR GINGERBREAD CAKE ROLL
Crave the taste of gingerbread at Christmastime? Why stop at making cutout cookies? Enjoy this elegant swirled dessert. It dresses up a spiced molasses cake with a luscious pear filling. -Gwen Beauchamp, Lancaster, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease and flour the pan and paper. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs and egg yolks for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Beat in butter and molasses. Combine the flour, baking powder and spices; fold into egg mixture. Spread batter into prepared pan., Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Turn cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in towel jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack., For filling, in a small skillet, saute pears in butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in brandy. Cool completely. In a large bowl, beat the cream, confectioners' sugar, cinnamon and ginger until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in pear mixture., Unroll cake and spread filling over cake to within 1/2 in. of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar and cinnamon if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 284 calories, Fat 15g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 167mg cholesterol, Sodium 99mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
GINGERBREAD PEAR CAKE
I was given some pears and didn't know what to do with them so went on a search for recipes. I found a recipe titled "Dark Gingerbread Pear Cake" on a blog www.sassyradish.com . Of course I had to make some substitutions and alterations to make it my own but the basic recipe is still the same. It made the house smell heavenly!
Provided by Michelle Bates-Phipps
Categories Fruit Desserts
Time 1h35m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- 1. clean, core and chop pears. You can peel them first if you like. Set aside
- 2. peel and grate ginger. Ginger peels very easily with the back of a spoon. Be careful grating because it is very fibrous. Set aside
- 3. mix dry ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside
- 4. mix wet ingredients in stand mixer one at a time. It is best if your eggs are room temperature.
- 5. melt together butter and water in sauce pan.
- 6. mix dry and wet mixtures together on low speed a little at a time until blended.
- 7. add butter with water and ginger. Mix until just blended
- 8. butter and flour a 8 x 8 pan. pour cake mixture in. put pears on top. Do not mix in!
- 9. bake in 350 oven for approx 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN GINGERBREAD CAKE
I found this recipe in a magazine several years ago and finally made it last month. It is a very pretty gingerbread cake that tastes delicious.
Provided by Kathy
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 F Peel, core, and slice pears lengthwise into 1/4" slices.
- Combine 1 Tbls ginger, lemon juice, and pear slices.
- Coat a 9" x 2" round cake pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with granulated sugar.
- Arrange pears in bottom of pan in a circular pattern.
- Combine brown sugar and butter in a large mixer bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended.
- Beat in egg.
- Add buttermilk, molasses, and 1 Tbls ginger; beat until well blended.
- Combine flour and remaining ingredients EXCEPT powdered sugar.
- Add flour mixture to batter; stir until well blended.
- Pour over pears.
- Bake 40 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.
- Cool in pan 20 minutes on wire rack.
- Sprinkle a serving plate with powdered sugar.
- Invert cake onto serving plate.
- When completely cool, garnish with mint leaves and raspberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.8, Fat 6.8, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 39.1, Sodium 314.7, Carbohydrate 46.9, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 29.1, Protein 3.3
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