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Caramelized Pear & Pecan Upside Down Cake
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Caramelized Pear & Pecan Upside Down Cake

Author Joy in Every Season

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking powder recipe card says 1 rounding tsp
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 TBSP shortening crisco
  • 6 med pears peeled and cubed, about 4 cups
  • 1/2-3/4 cup chopped pecan
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar

Instructions

  • For fun, I'm going to write this out exactly like my old recipe card. Good luck!
  • Place 2 eggs in bowl. Beat until thick. Add gradually 1 cup of sugar, beating constantly & add 1 tsp of vanilla. Sift flour once and then measure. Sift together these 3 times-1 cup of flour, 1 rounding tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt. Add to egg mixture. Heat together to boiling point-1/2 cup milk and 1 TBSP shortening. Add all at one time to first mixture. Batter ver thin. Do not add more flour. Bake in greased 350* metal pan or skillet (cast iron) or 325* glass pan.