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Amaretto Pear Upside Down Cake Recipe

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Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 10 Tbsp. butter, divided
  • 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. honey
  • 2 lrg ripe Bartlett pears, peeled and cored
  • 2 x Large eggs
  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 c. lowfat milk
  • 1/4 c. Amaretto or possibly other almond-flavored liqueur (see Note below)
  • 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking pwdr
  • 3/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp salt Lightly sweetened whipped cream Toasted sliced almonds

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter six 1 1/4 c. custard c., ramekins or possibly giant muffin tins.
  2. Heat 4 Tbsp. butter in small saucepan. Add in brown sugar and honey; cook over low heat for about 2 min till mix no longer separates. Divide mix proportionately among prepared dishes.
  3. Cut each pear into 12 wedges and place four wedges in the bottom of each dish; set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, beat remaining 6 Tbsp. butter till light and fluffy.
  5. Beat in Large eggs, sugar and vanilla.
  6. In a separate bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients.
  7. Combine lowfat milk and Amaretto in bowl.
  8. Add in half the dry ingredients to the butter mix, then half the lowfat milk and Amaretto, beating well after each addition. Repeat till all ingredients are combined.
  9. Pour batter into the six prepared dishes, smoothing the top. Bake 25-30 min, till cooked through.
  10. Remove from oven and place on a rack for 10 min. Carefully flip each dish over onto serving plates. Serve immediately with whipped cream and garnish with almond slices.
  11. Note: 1 tsp. almond extract may be used in place of the almond liqueur.
  12. If using extract, increase the lowfat milk to 3/4 c..
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