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Pear and Pineapple Upside Down Cake


Happy New Year to all my friends and readers..

To celebrate and welcome New Year I made this cake. It is a caramelized pear and pineapple upside down cake. It is a delicious cake with the rich flavor of caramelized pear, pineapple and ginger. This is a two layer upside down cake,first layer of pear and a second layer of chopped ginger flavored pineapple and then a cake base. You can add candied ginger if you like but I have added a little of fresh ginger. There can be sometimes extra liquid after you flip the cake upside down. Pour it on top of the cake and you will get a soft, moist and gooey cake. It is a delicate buttery cake which you will surely love.



Ingredients

Layer 1
Pear- 3
Butter- 3 tsp
Brown sugar- 1/2 cup


Layer 2
Pineapple chopped- 1 cup
Ginger grated- 1 tsp
Butter- 3 tsp
Brown sugar- 1/2 tsp


Cake mix
Flour- 1 1/2 cup
Baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Baking soda- 1/2 tsp
salt- a pinch


Eggs-2
Butter- 1/3 cup
Sugar- 1/3 cup
Pineapple juice- 1/3 cup
Vanilla essence- 2 tsp


Add butter and brown sugar in a pan and allow it to caramelize. Add pineapple and ginger and cook till all the moister evaporates. Allow this to cool completely.
Cut pear into thin strips. Heat butter in the cake tin and add brown sugar and allow to caramelize.Carefully place the pear slices in circular pattern. I also arranged cherries. Now place an even layer of the caramelized pineapples.Keep this ready.
Sieve  all the dry ingredients. In another bowl combine butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Now add eggs one at a time and beat well till fluffy. Add pineapple juice and vanilla essence. Fold in the dry ingredients little by little. Pour this on the prepared tin of pear and pineapples and bake in 300 degree F till done or till the tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for three minutes and run a knife all along the edges. Place a plate on top of the pan and carefully flip over. Your upside down cake is ready.

Try this...
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    looks soft and delicious

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  2. UnknownJanuary 3, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    juicy up side down cake suja......loving it

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  3. Sarah NaveenJanuary 3, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    Happy New Year!!!!...
    looks so perfect n yummy!!!

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  4. Padhu SankarJanuary 3, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    Happy New Year Suja .Cake looks fabulous -a perfect treat for New Year

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  5. Priya SreeramJanuary 3, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    loved it suja! wanna grab a piece--good combo of flavours ! Have a fab 2011 !!

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  6. Umm MymoonahJanuary 3, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Wow! This looks very scrumptious.

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  7. Mehnaz KapadiaJanuary 3, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Looks soo good! must b tasting soo yumm!

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  8. aipiJanuary 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Wow, absolutely amazing! Lovely shots & they just are making me drool!!

    US Masala

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  9. UnknownJanuary 3, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    wow, looks and sounds so delicious, love it, such delectable cake.

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  10. Hamaree RasoiJanuary 3, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Cake with such a nice combo of flavors look great. happy New year to your and your family.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  11. PushpaJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Looks delicious Suja,feel like having a big piece of the cake...

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  12. SujiJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    wow chechi...super cake.first of all i love upside down cakes and that too double dhamaka here..OOOOwww too good..

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  13. ElaichiiJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    What a scrumptious cake!

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  14. UnknownJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Scrumptious Cake!!Happy newyear!!

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  15. Mrs KJanuary 3, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Gosh Suja this upside down pineapple & pear cake sounds and looks divine,I am so ready to devour this.And I had promised myself no more baking in 2011 and this sinfully divine cake is certainly provoking me to bend the rules and break my promise...Bookmarked.....lets see how long I can resist the temptation ;-)

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  16. RachanaJanuary 3, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    This is such a flavourful fruity cake! Loved it.

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  17. Priya SureshJanuary 3, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Cake looks sooo yummy and fabulous, would love to have a slice of this cake..

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  18. UmaJanuary 3, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    A very Happy and Prosperous New Year to you and your Family!
    lovely cake to start a new year :)

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  19. UnknownJanuary 3, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    Delicious looking cake

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  20. Ganga SreekanthJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    superb suja.......kandittu kothiyavunnu

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  21. Kitchen BoffinJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    looks so wonderful suja... very yummy..

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  22. Treat and TrickJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    Tempting cake, love this combo and looks delicious....

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  23. IndraniJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    Cake is mouth watering, suja...lovely space and lovely recipes you have, following u from now on and I have tagged you, check this link : http://riappyayan.blogspot.com/2010/12/am-back-from-vacation-and-tag.html

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  24. Sanjeeta kkJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:43 AM

    Moist and delicious Cake!

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  25. Sushma MallyaJanuary 4, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    yummy cake,love the click...

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  26. NamithaJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Such a lovely recipe to start the New year with :-) Happy New year,Suja !!

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  27. PanchpakwanJanuary 4, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Looks o spongy and fruity cake..Loved it.
    Happy new year to you and your family.

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  28. NishaJanuary 4, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    Happy New Year. Beautiful Cake

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  29. Santosh BangarJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    perfect and yummy.pic are very beautiful

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  30. Pavithra ElangovanJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Wow suja the cake looks absolutely gorgeous ... well done.

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  31. UnknownJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    WOW!! Cake kannan nalla bhagiyundu ketto..Looks so soft and yummy..Wish you and your family a very happy New Year!

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  32. HayleyJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    yummy and tempting cake..........!

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  33. Vikis KitchenJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Tempting cake. Wishing you and family a bright and prosperous Happy new year dear. Bookmarking this recipe. I will definitely try yours.

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  34. JishasKitchenJanuary 4, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    yummy and soft cake...

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  35. Jayanthy KumaranJanuary 4, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Scrumptious cake dear...very innovative n tasty..
    Tasty appetite

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  36. Nisa HomeyJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Cake kandittu sharikum kothivarunnu...happy new year.

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  37. RaksJanuary 5, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    Yummy and tempting cake,looks so soft and the last pic is very tempting!

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  38. Vineetha SushJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    Never baked an upside down cake..I bet this will be utterly delicious..My next bake is an upside down cake for sure !
    Wishing you a Happy New Year too.

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  39. PeteJanuary 5, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Nice and yummy cake to welcome the New Year!

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  40. AnandaJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    oh the texture looks awesome..yum wish you a very happy new year :)

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  41. BeenaJanuary 18, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    wow.. lookd so good

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  42. Suja ManojJanuary 19, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and sweet comments:)

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