Pear Upside-Down Cake

• Serves 6

• Preparation time:

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Ingredients

125g butter
125g sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
250g self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Topping:
60g brown sugar
60g unsalted butter
2-3 pears, poached and thinly sliced
(425g can sliced pear drained is also an option)

Method

Preheat oven to 180C.
Sift the flour and salt and set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar, then add the beaten eggs gradually. Now add flour and salt, alternating with milk and vanilla and mix.
For the topping, soften the butter and mix with the brown sugar.
Press into the base of an 8-inch cake tin and arrange pear slices on top.
Layer the cake mix on top of the fruit, and bake for 35-40 minutes.
Stand for 5 minutes before inverting onto your finest cake platter.

Notes