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This delicious and easy paleo pear upside down cake is moist, flavorful, and gorgeous the same time. It’s a perfect dessert for the holidays!
As I get my house ready to have my family over the for the holidays, I’m also planning out some of my favorite recipes to make for them. And if I know my dad, he LOVES his sweets. And while I’ll be making my spiced mixed nuts and chocolate chip cookies, I also want to wow them with a dessert that’s decadent and gorgeous at the same time after our Christmas dinner. Enter: this Paleo Pear Upside Down Cake.
Paleo Pear Upside Down Cake Recipe
Upside down cakes are always so pretty to me. With a delicious cake layer underneath a beautiful fruit pattern on top, it’s definitely something that looks fancy while being really easy to make. To use the produce of the current season, I decided to make this Paleo Pear Upside Down Cake since I’ve been seeing a lot of pears during my trips to the farmers market.
Not only is this cake moist and delicious, you can really taste the pear topping which is what I wanted. You don’t need much sweetener to make this cake shine. The ripe pears actually add a lot of flavor and sweetness, and the cake is made with coconut flour to keep it on the lower carb side.
Tricks to Creating a Beautiful Spiral Topping
Upside down cakes are all about the gorgeous spiral patterned topping. Here are some tips to create this pattern easily:
- Line the bottom of the cake pan with parchment paper. I use a pencil to trace the pan on the paper then cut it into a circle. You definitely don’t want the pear slices to the stick when you flip the cake upside down.
- Use ripe pears that are still firm enough to slice easily. Mushy, overripe pears won’t hold their shape well.
- Try to slice the pears into similar sizes so you have a uniform pattern. It’s also important to use 2 pears that are similar in shape and size as well.
- Space out the slices evenly. They don’t have to be perfect but you’ll find it much easier to close the pattern into a circle with you do!
Don’t stress out if it doesn’t look as nice as you want it to. The cake layer will press down on the pears as they baking together and it’ll be quite forgiving towards any imperfections you have.
I hope you enjoy this yummy and decadent Paleo Pear Upside Down Cake, especially if you have some delicious seasonal pears on hand!
Paleo Pear Upside Down Cake
Ingredients
Pear Topping
- 2 ripe pears
- 1 tbsp ghee, or coconut oil, melted
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
Cake
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- 6 eggs, room temperature
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and line the bottom of a 9-inch spring foam cake pan with parchment paper cut into a circle.
- Peel, core, and quarter the pears lengthwise. Slice the pears lengthwise into into 1/4 inch thick pieces.2 ripe pears
- Place the pear slices in a large bowl, and coat with ghee. Add coconut sugar and cinnamon and gently toss together.1 tbsp ghee, 1 tbsp coconut sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Place the pears in a flat layer in the cake pan by overlapping them slightly and fanning them out, creating a spiraled pattern.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together coconut flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and sea salt.1 cup coconut flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp sea salt
- In a separate bowl, whisk together coconut milk, eggs, maple syrup, molasses, and vanilla extract.1 cup full fat coconut milk, 6 eggs, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 2 tbsp molasses, 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry and stir together to combine well. Pour the batter into the cake pan over the pears, and smooth out the top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert the cake on to a plate. Remove the side of the pan and cool for another 10 minutes.
- Cut into slices and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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It was amazing thank you so much, my friends and I loved it
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