Pear & Maple Upside-Down Cake
Serves 6
Easy
Total time:
Sweet, Light and Lovely
Skip to ingredients
- 25g butter
- 100g low fat spread
- 4tbsp maple syrup
- 2 medium pears
- 100g light brown soft sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 100g self-raising flour
- 2tsp mixed spice
Method
step 1
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas mark 6step 2
Squidge the butter into the bottom of an 18cm-20cm round cake tin and add the maple syrupstep 3
Core and thinly slice the pears and arrange them in the bottom of the cake tinstep 4
Lightly cream the low fat spread and sugar until light and smooth and add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each adddition.step 5
Add the flour and mixed spice until the mixture is smooth.step 6
Spoon evenly into the tin and bake in the oven for 30-35mins until the sponge springs back when lightly pressedstep 7
Leave to cool in the tin for at least 15 minutes. After cooling, run a spatula round the edge of the tin and turn the cake out onto a plate.step 8
Slice into 6 portions and serve with cream or ice cream.
