Upside-down pear and ginger cake

13 INGREDIENTS • 9 STEPS • 1HR 30MIN

Upside-down pear and ginger cake

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7 ratings
Made with simple, wallet-friendly ingredients, this recipe combines the natural sweetness of pears with the warm, comforting spice of ginger. Whether you’re baking for family or friends this easy upside-down cake recipe is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
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Made with simple, wallet-friendly ingredients, this recipe combines the natural sweetness of pears with the warm, comforting spice of ginger. Whether you’re baking for family or friends this easy upside-down cake recipe is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.
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1HR 30MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
10
For the caramel pears
3
M&S Remarksable Value ripen at home conference pears, peeled, cored, quartered
up to 4 pears
1
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, juice only
100 g
caster sugar
85 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter
2 pieces
M&S stem ginger in syrup, finely sliced
plus 1 tbsp syrup
For the cake
250 g
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter, softened
250 g
caster sugar
4
M&S Remarksable Value free-range mixed sized eggs
75 g
M&S Remarksable Value Greek style yogurt unsweetened
260 g
self-raising flour
1 tsp
baking powder
2 tsp
ground ginger
To serve
to taste
M&S Cornish honeycomb dairy ice cream

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
540kcal
Fat
28.4 g
Saturates
17.4 g
Sugars
40.9 g
Salt
350.4 mg
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step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4. Line the base of a 20cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
step 2
Cut each pears (3) into 3 to 4 slices, add to a bowl and toss with the lemon juice (1).
step 3
Make the caramel: add the sugar (100 g) to a medium-sized deep saucepan over a low heat until golden brown. Don’t stir until the sugar has melted. Please be careful, the sugar will be extremely hot so please handle it with care!
step 4
Once the sugar has completely melted, add in the butter (85 g) and stir with a long-handled spoon until melted. Take the pan off the heat, then add in the ginger (2 pieces) and 1 tbsp of ginger syrup. If the butter separates, add a splash of freshly boiled kettle water and whisk together (careful, it might spit!). Leave to stand for 15 minutes, until the caramel coats the back of a spoon.
step 5
Add the pears and ginger pieces to the cake tin, arrange in a fan shape, then pour over the caramel to coat.
step 6
Whisk the softened butter (250 g) and sugar (250 g) until light and fluffy. Slowly whisk in the eggs (4) one by one, followed by the yogurt (75 g). Mix the flour (260 g), baking powder (1 tsp) and ground ginger (2 tsp) together, then gently fold through the butter and egg mixture until well combined.
step 7
Pour the cake batter on top of the pears and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until cooked through. Insert a skewer in the middle – if it comes out clean, it’s ready.
step 8
Carefully loosen and remove the sides of the cake tin using a pair of oven gloves (it’s important to do this while the cake is still warm, otherwise the caramel will harden). Place a serving plate on top of the cake and carefully flip over. Remove the baking paper.
step 9
Serve the cake warm with a scoop of our honeycomb ice cream (to taste) to finish.
step 9 Serve the cake warm with a scoop of our honeycomb ice cream (to taste) to finish.

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