How to Make an Elegant Pear-Walnut Upside Down Cake
Erin teaches Bridget how to make a new twist on upside down cake with pears.
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cool for 2 hours? lol seems long
Can I substitute the walnuts for pecans in this recipe?
Is there a difference in preparing the brown sugar topping like that in the video versus making a caramel sauce? If results are similar, I’d rather do it like in the video.
Can i make this with appls? Thanks
Thanks for sharing the recipe and the way of making it. Your video is easy to make and the cake is so declicious. I will make again next time when we have visitors.
Beautiful. But too much sugar. will experiment with maple syrup substitute.
Fabulous
I made this cake yesterday and followed the recipe to the letter except I reduced the sugar to only half a cup – it was moist and delicious – the walnut flavour is a pleasing surprise. Also, quick to put together and I believe, any almost any fruit could be substituted for pear. I have given it a 10/10 and have added it to my favourites and will be one of my "Go To" for an elegant cake when I want to impress.
Can the milk pudding be refrigerated over night and let get to come to room temperature before mixing it into the butter?
I love Test kitchen recipes the best
Very yummy cake, I do recommend it! A few notes: maybe my pears were extra large, but there was no way that I was going to be able to fit more than 4 pears snuggly in the bottom, and I had to trim the ends of the slices to make them fit. Also, they say it's not a very sweet batter, but indeed it is. Finally, a removable bottom pan and a 9×1.5 inch pan definitely don't work for this… Believe me, I tried both!
This cake is marvelous! I have made it several times and my husband asks when I plan on making it again so he can have some of the Pear Upside Down Cake again!
I was just about to say this would taste great with some creme fraiche and then she put some on it! Love ya America's Test Kitchen because you always read my mind!
Canelé De Bordeaux.
yum
I know what I’m making this weekend. Can’t wait to taste it!
Please tell me that I'm not the only person that thought that the title read eggplant pear walnut upside down cake.
That looks amazing! I have to try this out
How about a banana upside down cake next?
A good gluten-free sub for all-purpose flour is 2/3 white rice flour and 1/3 oat flour BY WEIGHT. Let the batter sit for 30 minutes to resolve the graininess. Works great for cakes, quickbreads, etc.
Breads are another story, however.
Very disappointed
I've made this and it was a big hit. It even wowed the skeptical! Thank you for this recipe. It's definitely going in my family cookbook.
Can this recipe be made with a gluten free flour? If yes, which one?
That looks really nice, I wish it was gluten-free 😰
Why does every dessert you make have to have eggs? This can easily be done without eggs.
I read the title as eggplant-pear cake. Was really confused and disgusted
I love these videos bc they actually TEST the recipes, unlike ALOT of other videos and internet recipes.
I find WAAAYtoo many Failures- loss of time, ingredients and monry
Walnut flour?!?!
Wow, thats an expensive cake! Haha
It doesn't look very appetizing…
I've made this and its as good as it looks.
Goes great with Honey Vanilla ice cream.
Geeze, what kind of evil scumbag gives a delicious looking cake a thumbs down?
The cake @6:33 looks so much better than the thumbnail. 👍
eating my salad….
WOW "no soggy pockets" That works for me
I have a pear tree in my yard, thank you so much for this pear recipe…more pear recipes please.
beautiful
Are you guys hiring?
👍 Wow! I'll have seconds, please! 😋
Any high altitude adjustments needed?
there are different varieties of walnut. Show was English Walnuts. I have Black walnut growing in my backyard. There is a definite and distinct difference
5:30 what is that odd spatula called? I've never seen one the size of a cake
i keep this recipe you really gave me envy to taste this!! 🙂
this combination of the ingredients is killing for the body organs