Old Maid Cake

By Lv2Cook

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons stick margarine melted
• 2 tablespoons stick margarine
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 2 medium pears (about 1 pound)
• Cinnamon sticks (optional)
• Pear slices (optional)

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375º.

Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Combine buttermilk, egg substitute, molasses, and 2 tablespoons melted margarine in a bowl; stir well. Add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.

Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar; cook over medium heat 1 minute. Remove from heat; sprinkle with walnuts.

Peel and core pears. Cut each in half lengthwise. Cut each half into thin slices, cutting to, but not through, stem end. Fan pear halves; place, core sides up, on top of brown sugar mixture in skillet. Pour batter over pears; bake at 375º 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. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and pear slices, if desired.

Serving Size: 1 wedge