Pear Upside-Down Bundt Cake

Our Pear Upside-Down Bundt Cake Recipe is a lovely way to celebrate the holidays this year! We can’t say enough about this beautifully delightful cake. Fresh pears with a moist, rich crumb that boasts a hint of orange. Make New Years Eve even more memorable when you serve our pear up-side down bundt cake for dessert! Cooking With Ruthie

For the Pear Topping:
6 tablespoons butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
4 large pears, peeled and sliced large (about 2 cups)

For the Cake:
1 1/4 cups pastry flour
1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup Simply Orange Juice
1 1/2 cup2 fresh cranberries, to garnish
1/3 cup decorative sugar

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a bundt cake pan with cooking spray.
• Combine the 6 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a microwave safe bowl
• Heat until butter is melted; stir until well combined.
• Evenly spread into bottom of prepared pan
• Arrange pear slices evenly around bundt pan with thick end of pear at bottom of pan- standing vertical in brown sugar mixture; set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine the pastry flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl beat 1/2 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy.
• Add granulated sugar; mix 3 minutes, then add egg; mix 2 minutes.
• Add vanilla and alternately add the flour mixture and Simply Orange Juice, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. (DO NOT over mix!)
• Spread batter evenly around the pears in the bundt pan.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10-12 minutes. 
• Tap sides of pan; invert onto a large serving plate.
• Cool for 10 to 15 minutes more. 
• Serve warm.