Pear Applesauce Upside-Down Cake (Gluten Free)
This Pear Applesauce Upside-Down Cake (Gluten Free) is a favorite. The pears give it such delicious and sweet flavors. A perfect dessert for a fall night!
Equipment
- 2 6" springform cake pans or 1, 10" cake pan
- parchment rounds
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Bob's Red Mill Potato Starch, gf
- ½ cup Bob's Red Mill Organic White Rice Flour, gf or Organic Brown Rice Flour, gf
- ½ cup Kirkland Superfine Almond Flour, gf
- ½ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, gf
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger, gf
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves, gf
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, gf
- 2¼ teaspoons baking powder, gf
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup molasses, gf
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup plus 1 tbsp butter, softened or dairy free butter substitute, gf
- ¼ cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1-1½ teaspoons cassava flour or rice flour, gf to flour the pans
- ⅛ cup brown sugar sprinkle in the pans
- nutmeg and cloves sprinkle in the pans
- 1 large bosc or other pear, cored and thinly sliced or 2-3 small pears
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line the cake pan or two 6" cake pans with parchment rounds that fit the bottom of the pan. Spray with baking spray or oil. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of cassava (or rice flour) into the pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar and a few pinches of nutmeg and cloves.
- Add the pears in a fanned flower like round in the pan. Set aside.
- Sift the flours together with the xanthan, spices, baking powder, and salt.
- In a mixing bowl, add the butter and honey and mix until combined. Add the molasses, eggs, oil, and applesauce and mix. slowly add the dry ingredients.
- Spoon the batter into the pans (or larger cake pan) and smooth. Bake for 20-22 minutes for the 6" cakes and 25-32 for the larger cake.
- Remove to cool when a toothpick comes out clean. Check several times near the end of baking time. Set on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the springform and invert. Remove the parchment. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream or ice cream. Add a few edible flowers to top before serving if desired.
