Upside-Down Pear Gingerbread

Submitted by Skippy BW

"The glistening cake gets its rich taste from applesauce and spices instead of butter - Vegetarian Times."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 14.79 ml unsalted butter, melted
• 177.44 ml whole wheat pastry flour
• 177.44 ml all-purpose flour
• 9.85 ml ground ginger
• 7.39 ml ground cinnamon
• 4.92 ml baking powder
• 1.23 ml baking soda
• 1.23 ml salt
• 1 large egg
• 78.78 ml sugar
• 78.78 ml molasses
• 78.78 ml unsweetened applesauce
• 59.14 ml canola oil
• 78.78 ml low-fat plain yogurt

• pear topping

• 59.14 ml packed light brown sugar
• 59.14 ml chopped walnuts
• 3 pears, peeled cored and thinly sliced lengthwise

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Brush 10-inch cast iron skillet or 8x8-inch glass baking dish with butter.
3. To make gingerbread: Whisk flours, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Beat egg, sugar and molasses with mixer for 3 minutes. add applesauce and oil, and beat until blended. Fold in flour mixture and yogurt.
4. To make pear topping: Press brown sugar over bottom of prepared skillet. Sprinkle with nuts. Arrange pear slices in circles over nuts. Pour batter over pears.
5. Bake 35 - 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen edges with knife. Invert cake onto platter.

Reviews

[SugarPlum336]

This cake is just delicious and easy to make!! I followed the recipe as directed. I will definitely make this again!

 

[Sydney Mike]

I do love the smell & taste of gingerbread, & when combined in your recipe with the pears, it's absolutely wonderful, & although I have it added to my holiday cookbook, I plan on making this several times throughout the year! A definite keeper of a recipe! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed in Healthy Choices ABC recipe tag]

 

[replank]

Easy to prepare and looks and tastes great! Wouldn't change a thing!

 

[Yoga Booty]

delicious and pretty! I used pecans instead of walnuts, greek yogurt, and served with vanilla ice cream

 

[Ginger Rose]

This was great! All the flavours went really well together - I'd never thought of making a gingerbread cake!