Name: Pear Upside-Down Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 3 fresh pears (1 lb.), peeled; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix; 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding; 4 eggs; 1-1/4 cups water; 1/4 cup oil; 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

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55 Min(s)

20 Min(s) Prep

35 Min(s) Cook

Discover a sweet and fruity dessert that the whole crowd will love with our Pear Upside-Down Cake recipe. This Pear Upside-Down Cake is a pound cake-like confection featuring fresh pear, pumpkin spice and cranberries!

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16 servings

Original recipe yields 16 servings

3 fresh pears (1 lb.), peeled

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding

4 eggs

1-1/4 cups water

1/4 cup oil

2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Let's Make It

Heat oven to 350ºF.

Cut pears lengthwise in half; remove cores, then cut pears lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Arrange on bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Combine sugar and spice; sprinkle over pears. Top with cranberries.

Beat next 5 ingredients with mixer until blended; pour over ingredients in pan.

Bake 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Cool 10 min. Run knife around edges of pan to loosen cake. Place large platter over cake; invert cake onto platter. Gently remove pan. Cool cake slightly. Serve topped with COOL WHIP.

Kitchen Tips

Tip 1

Special Extra

Stir additional 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice into COOL WHIP before serving over cake.

Tip 2

Note

If you don't have a large platter, invert cake onto baking sheet instead.

Tip 3

Make Ahead

Cake can be made ahead of time. Serve at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition

Calories

180

Calories From Fat

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g

Saturated Fat 2.5g

13%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 45mg

15%

Sodium 125mg

Total Carbohydrates 30g

11%

Dietary Fiber 2g

Sugars 24g

48%

Protein 2g

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

servings

16 servings

* Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.