Upside Down Pear Cake

Ingredients

• 5 - 6 tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 8 - 10 Pear (slices)
• 1 teaspoon Butter (for greasing the tin)
• 2 cups All purpose flour (256 g)
• 4 teaspoons Baking Powder
• Zest of a large Lemon
• 3/4 cup Granulated White Sugar (150 g)
• 1/2 cup Oil (120 ml)
• 2 Eggs
• 3/4 cup Buttermilk

Instructions

1. 1

   Pre heat oven: Pre-heat your oven to 180 C.

2. 2

   Grease pan and arrange pear: Grease the pan with butter and sprinkle the brown sugar evenly on the base. Arrange the fruit in an even layer on top of the sugar.

3. 3

   Whisk dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and lemon zest.

4. 4

   Beat wet ingredients: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat oil and sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs one at a time.

5. 5

   Mix dry and wet ingredients: Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients alternating with buttermilk, and starting and ending with flour mixture. Beat until smooth.

6. 6

   Bake cake: Carefully pour the batter over the arranged fruit and bake for 30-40 minutes until the top is golden-brown.

7. 7

   Rest and serve: Let the cake rest in the tin for 10-15 minutes before taking it out.