Ingredients
2 tbsp butter, melted
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 bartlet pears, or bosc, peeled and, sliced
CAKE
1 egg
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup fancy molasses
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
Directions
Spread butter in 8-inch round cake pan; sprinkle with sugar. Arrange
sliced pears, overlapping, in circle to cover pan.
Cake: In bowl, beat egg, sugar, buttermilk, butter and molasses. Stir
together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmet and cloves;
stir into buttermilk mixture just until moistened. Pour over pears.
Bake in 375F 190C oven for 50-55 minutes or until tester inserted into
centre comes out clean. Let cool on rack for 15 minutes; invert on
platter.
Per Serving: about 315 calories, 4 g protein, 10 g fat, 54 g
carbohydrate
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Source: Canadian Living magazine [Mar 95] Presented in an article by
Bonnie Stern Recipes from Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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Servings: 8 servings
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