Upside-Down Pear Gingerbread
This glistening cake gets its rich taste from spices and applesauce instead of butter.
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This glistening cake gets its rich taste from spices and applesauce instead of butter.
Ingredients
Gingerbread
- 1 Tbs. unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
Pear topping
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 3 pears, peeled, cored and thinly sliced lengthwise
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350F. Brush 10-inch cast-iron skillet or 8×8-inch glass baking dish with butter.
- To make Gingerbread: Whisk flours, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Beat egg, sugar and molasses with electric mixer 3 minutes. Add applesauce and oil, and beat until blended. Fold in flour mixture and yogurt.
- 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.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Loosen edges with knife. Invert cake onto platter.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size Serves 12
- Calories 221
- Carbohydrate Content 37 g
- Cholesterol Content 21 mg
- Fat Content 8 g
- Fiber Content 3 g
- Protein Content 3 g
- Saturated Fat Content 1 g
- Sodium Content 138 mg
- Sugar Content 20 g
- Trans Fat Content 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content 0 g