Honey Spice Upside-Down Cake
"Cake baked in a skillet! Wonderful!"
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
- 3⁄4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 (16 ounce) can canned pears, drained, halves look nicest
- 1 3⁄4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3 cup shortening
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon rind
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 cup hot water
directions
- Melt butter or margarine in a 10-inch cast iron skillet. Add brown sugar, stirring until mixture is bubbly. Remove from heat.
- Arrange pear halves and lemon slices over the bottom of the skillet in butter sugar mixture.
- Sift flour, soda, spices, and salt onto wax paper.
- Beat shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the honey, egg and lemon rind. Stir in dry ingredients, half at a time, blending well after each addition. Stir in hot water.
- Carefully spoon batter over fruit in the skillet, spreading as evenly as possible.
- Bake at 375 F for 40 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched with fingertip.
- Loosen cake around the edges of the skillet with a knife blade. Cover skillet with a serving plate; invert and let stand 5 minutes. Lift off the skillet.
- Serve warm with a favourite topping. Whipped sweetened cream cheese or whipped cream or vanilla yogurt or ice cream are all good choices. Makes 6 to 8 servings depending on how you cut them.
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Reviews
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I haven't made this recipe, so no real review here. I just thought it was worth noting that you should make sure you're using an oven-safe pan for this recipe. Not all pans were made to withstand the heat of an oven!
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