Ingredients
8
8 servings
- •⅓ cup butter
- •¼ cup molasses
- •¼ cup brown sugar
- •¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- •20 ounces canned pear halves, drained
- •1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- •1 cup white sugar
- •2 teaspoons baking powder
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •⅔ cup milk
- •⅓ cup butter, softened
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place 1/3 cup butter in a 9-inch square pan and set in the preheating oven to melt, about 5 minutes.
- Stir molasses, brown sugar, and ginger into the melted butter. Arrange pears cut-side down over mixture.
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Add milk, 1/3 cup butter, and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg until combined, about 2 minutes. Pour batter over pears.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
- Run a knife around the edge of the pan; place a plate on top of the cake and flip carefully.
Nutritional Facts
Per 8 servings
- Calories: 431
- Carbohydrate: 68g
- Fat: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 45g
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