Pear Gingerbread Cake

Pear Gingerbread Cake is a scrumptious 4 ingredient recipe including a
gingerbread cake mix and canned pears. It can be whipped up very quickly and
easily especially if you have to prepare a last minute dessert. Because this is
an upside-down-cake, it needs no icing. You'll find your palate totally
delighted in this mouthwatering and irresistible recipe.

Servings: 9

Author:

Prep Time
10 minutes

Cook Time
40 minutes

Total Time
50 minutes

Course:

Cake/Dessert

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

dessert cake Gingerbread pears

🧂 Ingredients

1/4 cup salted butter

melted
30.5 oz. can canned pears

sliced, drained and patted dry with paper towels
1/3 cup granulated sugar
15.25 oz. box gingerbread cake mix
1 large egg

(for the cake mix)
1 1/4 cups half-and-half

or water (to mix with the cake mix ingredients)

Instructions

1 Spread the butter in a 9-inch square baking dish.
2 Arrange pear slices in rows over top of the butter.
3 Sprinkle with granulated sugar.
4 Prepare cake mix according to package directions (adding water and egg).
5 Spoon prepared cake batter over top of the pears in the baking dish.
6 Bake at 350º for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of
the dish comes out clean.
7 (See note below on cooking time).
8 Cool dish on wire rack for 10 minutes before inverting dish onto a serving
plate.

Nutrition Info

Name	Amount
Calories	390 kcal
Carbohydrates	59 g
Protein	4 g
Fat	16 g
Saturated Fat	7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1 g
Monounsaturated Fat	6 g
Trans Fat	0.2 g
Cholesterol	46 mg
Sodium	386 mg
Potassium	329 mg
Fiber	4 g
Sugar	41 g
Vitamin A	332 IU
Vitamin C	5 mg
Calcium	94 mg
Iron	3 mg