Recipe: Sandra's Caramel Pear Upside Down Cake
Description: Those pears you canned last summer will be perfect in this delicious confection. You could probably substitute peaches for the pears for a nice change.
Ingredients: [{"text": "2/3 cup sugar"}, {"text": "1/3 cup melted butter"}, {"text": "1/4 cup corn syrup"}, {"text": "10 -14 slices pears"}, {"text": "1/2 cup butter"}, {"text": "2 eggs"}, {"text": "1/2 cup pear juice"}, {"text": "1/2 cup milk"}, {"text": "1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring"}, {"text": "2 cups white flour"}, {"text": "1 tablespoon baking powder"}, {"text": "1/2 teaspoon salt"}]
Instructions: Melt butter and combine with sugar and corn syrup in the bottom of 2 round cake pans.
Arrange fresh or canned pears pieces on top. (Peel and core, if fresh).
Preheat oven to 350&deg;F.
Beat butter with eggs and wet ingredients in a large measuring cup or small bowl.
In a larger bowl, mix dry ingredients, then add butter mixture to it, combining well.
Pour into pans over the pear mixture.
Bake for about 30-40 minutes.
Loosen and invert over a serving plate; dust with confectioners sugar, if desired.
