Pear Upside-Down Oatmeal Cake

By dashy_65

Ingredients

• 2 small Anjou pears
• 1 tablespoon stick margarine -- melted
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup stick margarine -- softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Cut each pear in half lengthwise (do not core). Cut 2 (1/4-inch-thick) slices from the cut side of each pear half to get 8 slices; set slices aside. Chop remaining pear to measure 1/2 cup; set aside.

Coat bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan with melted margarine. Sprinkle brown sugar and walnuts over margarine; set aside. Arrange the pear slices spokelike over the brown sugar-walnut mixture, overlapping slightly; set aside.

Combine flour and next 6 ingredients (flour through salt) in a bowl, and stir well. Set aside. Beat 1/4 cup margarine and granulated sugar at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended. Add vanilla extract and egg, and beat well. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, and beat well after each addition. Stir in chopped pear. Pour batter over the pear slices.

Bake at 350º for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan, using a narrow metal spatula. Invert onto a cake plate; cut into wedges. Serve warm.
This recipe from CDKitchen for Pear Upside-Down Oatmeal Cake serves/makes 8

cal 294,fat 9.6,carbs 48.6g