Pear and Plum Upside Down Cake recipe
Maybe when you say this expression – pear and plum upside down cake – it sounds sophisticated, but in reality, an pear and plum upside down cake can be much easier to make than a regular cake. The uniqueness of this dessert lies in the serving method, meaning the prepared cake will be flipped over before serving.
Equipment
- 1 Thermomix / Mixer
- 1 Oven
Ingredients
- 125 g Unsalted butter soft, plus extra for greasing
- 100 g Sugar brown
- 5-6 pcs Plums halved, stone removed then cut in wedges
- 5-6 pcs Cored Pears peeled and cut into small cubes
- 1 pcs Egg medium
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 150 g Plain flour
- 175 g Milk
- 1 ½ tsp Baking powder
- 1 pinch Fine sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease sides and line base of a cake tin (Ø 20 cm) with baking paper.
- Place 50 g butter and 50 gr brown sugar in mixing bowl then melt 8 MIN / 100°C / Speed 1. Transfer to prepared tin.
- Arrange plum wedges over caramel around edge of prepared tin, overlapping slightly then add the pear cubes. Clean mixing bowl.
- Place remaining 75 g butter and remaining sugar in mixing bowl then cream 30 SEC / Speed 3.
- Add egg and vanilla extract then mix 20 SEC / Speed 3. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula.
- Add flour, milk, baking powder and salt then mix 10 SEC / Speed 4. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula then mix again 5 sec/speed 4. Pour batter carefully over fruit. Bake for 35-40 minutes (180°C) until a skewer inserted in sponge comes out clean.
- Leave to rest in tin for 5 minutes then invert tin onto a serving plate. Serve warm - perfect with cream or honey ice cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 100gCalories: 328kcalCarbohydrates: 51.2gProtein: 3.8gFat: 14.2g
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