Pear Upside-Down Spice Cake

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons buttermilk
• ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 9 ounces)
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• + 15 more ingredients
• • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • Glaze:
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 3 cups sliced peeled Bosc pears (about 3 pears)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Cake:
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 5 tablespoons butter, softened
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ½ teaspoon instant coffee granules
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 350°.To prepare cake, arrange pear slices spokelike in bottom of a 9-inch cake pan coated with cooking spray, working from the center of the pan to the edge.Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 7 ingredients (through cinnamon)...

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