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Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake
Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake
An impressive Autumn-spiced dessert that’s made from pantry basics.
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Recipe - Gourmet Garage Corporate
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Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time55 Minutes
Calories360
Ingredients
1/3 cup Butter
2/3 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/8 tsp Ground Cloves
2 cans (15 oz. each) Del Monte® Lite Sliced Pears
1 pkg. (15.25 oz.) Yellow Cake Mix
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
3 Large Eggs
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Melt butter in a deep 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat; stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Remove from heat.

 

2. Drain pears, reserving 1 cup of pear syrup. Arrange pear slices on the bottom of the skillet.

 

3. Combine cake mix, oil, eggs and reserved pear syrup (instead of water) in a large bowl and mix according to package directions. Carefully pour batter over pears. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

 

4. Place on cooling rack for 5 minutes. Loosen cake from pan edges and invert onto a large flat dinner plate or round platter.

 

NOTES: May use 1 can (15 oz.) Del Monte® Sliced Pears in 100% Juice or 1 can (15.25 oz.) Sliced Pears in Heavy Syrup instead of Lite Sliced Pears. May use a chocolate cake mix instead of yellow cake mix.

 

Nutritional Information
  • 17 g Total Fat
  • 0 g Saturated Fat
  • 60 mg Cholesterol
  • 280 mg Sodium
  • 3 g Protein
  • 52 g Total Carbohydrates
  • 2 g Dietary Fiber
15 minutes
Prep Time
55 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
360
Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 12 servings
1/3 cup Butter
Land O Lakes® Salted Butter, 4 Butter Sticks, 1 Lb Pack
Land O Lakes® Salted Butter, 4 Butter Sticks, 1 Lb Pack
$9.99$9.99/lb
2/3 cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
Domino Premium Pure Cane Light Brown Sugar, 16 oz
Domino Premium Pure Cane Light Brown Sugar, 16 oz
$3.19$3.19/lb
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
100% Organic Ground Cinnamon, 2.3 oz
100% Organic Ground Cinnamon, 2.3 oz
$1.87 avg/ea$0.81/oz
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
Morton & Bassett Ground Nutmeg , 2.3 oz
Morton & Bassett Ground Nutmeg , 2.3 oz
$14.99$6.52/oz
1/8 tsp Ground Cloves
Not Available
2 cans (15 oz. each) Del Monte® Lite Sliced Pears
Bosc Pear, 1 ct, 8 oz
Bosc Pear, 1 ct, 8 oz
$1.50 avg/ea$2.99/lb
1 pkg. (15.25 oz.) Yellow Cake Mix
Not Available
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
Wesson Pure Vegetable Oil, 40 fl oz
Wesson Pure Vegetable Oil, 40 fl oz
$5.49$0.14/fl oz
3 Large Eggs
Eggland's Best Eggs, Large, 12 count
Eggland's Best Eggs, Large, 12 count
$7.99

Nutritional Information

  • 17 g Total Fat
  • 0 g Saturated Fat
  • 60 mg Cholesterol
  • 280 mg Sodium
  • 3 g Protein
  • 52 g Total Carbohydrates
  • 2 g Dietary Fiber

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Melt butter in a deep 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat; stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Remove from heat.

 

2. Drain pears, reserving 1 cup of pear syrup. Arrange pear slices on the bottom of the skillet.

 

3. Combine cake mix, oil, eggs and reserved pear syrup (instead of water) in a large bowl and mix according to package directions. Carefully pour batter over pears. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

 

4. Place on cooling rack for 5 minutes. Loosen cake from pan edges and invert onto a large flat dinner plate or round platter.

 

NOTES: May use 1 can (15 oz.) Del Monte® Sliced Pears in 100% Juice or 1 can (15.25 oz.) Sliced Pears in Heavy Syrup instead of Lite Sliced Pears. May use a chocolate cake mix instead of yellow cake mix.