Upside Down Buttermilk Pear Cake

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This moist and luscious cake is reminiscent of upside down pineapple cake.  Spiced pear takes this version to a whole new level.  Save this one for a special gathering.

Total Time:  1 hour 20 minutes
Makes:  10-12 servings

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 eggs
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 package of yellow cake mix
• 1 package of vanilla pudding mix
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 14 oz. cans pear halves, drained and diced into ½" squares
• Confectioner's sugar for dusting
• Vanilla ice cream (if you can, get Häagen-Dazs^® Ginger ice cream, yum!)

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350° F.  Prepare an 8" x 13" baking dish with cooking spray.  In a mixer or large bowl, combine the wet ingredients (sour cream, eggs, buttermilk, and oil) and whip until smooth.  Add in the cake and pudding mix, blend together well, and set aside.  Combine the cardamom and ginger with the melted butter and pour into the baking pan.  Sprinkle all the light brown sugar over the butter.  Layer the diced pear evenly over the sugar and pour the batter over the pear.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.  Let cool completely, then cover the pan with a dish and flip over.  Dust with confectioner's sugar and serve with ice cream.

Recipe created by Personal Chef Michi Harris