MAPLE & PEAR - UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

MAPLE & PEAR - UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

MAKES 8 SERVINGS.

1 tsp each baking powder and maple extract

1/4 tsp each salt and cardamom

1/2 cup each milk and maple sugar

1 stick + 2 tbs unsalted butter

3 pears, peeled, sliced into 8 wedges each

1 tbs + 1 tsp lemon juice

1 1/4 cups sugar

2 tbs water

2 1/4 cups flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 cup sour cream

2 large eggs

Heat oven to 35O degrees. Butter a 9" round cake pan. Toss pear wedges with 1 tbs lemon juice in a bowl, set aside. Bring 3/4 cup sugar, water, and remaining lemon juice to a simmer in a skillet, simmer 7 min. Remove from heat, stir in 2 tbs butter. Pour caramel into pan. Let cool, top with pears in a circular pattern. *Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom in a bowl. Combine milk, sour cream, and maple extract in a cup. Beat remaining butter, sugar, and maple sugar in a bowl 5 min. Beat in eggs 1 min. Add flour mixture alternating with milk mixture, beat until smooth. Pour batter into pan over pears. Bake cake 65 min. Let cool 2O min. in pan. Invert cake onto a plate. SERVE & ENJOY...

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