Upside-down pear and ginger cake

Hello poppits'

i've got another recipe for you today , this time it's a supper nice pear and ginger upside down cake!

There's no supper amazing picture of it because we were out on a picnic and how really wants to wait around hungry whilst somebody takes picture ?? not I that's for sure.

the cake was really easy to make and because of the golden syrup it gives it a lovely dark cakie colour and scrumptious taste!

oh and the pears are truly delightful ! they are moist and infused with all the spices that are in the cake ! 

oh and a few picnic snaps :)

Recipe: Donna hay issue 56

Cake:

1 cup (350g) golden syrup

1 cup(175g) brown sugar

3/4 cups(180ml) milk

1 2/3 cups (250g) plain flour

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp mixed spice

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

125g butter, chopped

1 egg

5 pears, peeled and checks removed 

Pre heat you oven to 180c 

put the golden syrup, sugar and milk in a saucepan and heat over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and set aside to cool.

place the flour, baking powder, all the spices and butter in a mixer and beat until the mixture looks like bread crumbs. now you can add the golden syrup mix with the mixer running until you have a smooth mix. 

now place your egg in and mix until combine. 

line a 20x30cm tin with backing paper and place the pear checks  cut side down and pour the the cake batter over them. bake for about 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. 

let cool for 10 minutes or so and then turn out onto a cooling rack or just eat it now and then !


TTFN,
Lilixx
P.s Enjoy !!!