Cardamom Pear Upside-Down Cake

• 3 pears enough to cover the bottom of a 10 inch cast iron pan, arranged
• 1 1/2 cups spelt whole grain flour such as, kamut or whole wheat
• 3 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 stick softened butter unsalted
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon dark rum optional
• 1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice or you can use apple sauce mixed with
• 2 tablespoons dark rum for sprinkling over cake, optional

1. Cut pears in half
2. Core and slice them somewhat thick, about 3-4 mm. Melt butter in 10-inch cast iron skillet
3. Add sweetener
4. Simmer over moderate heat, stirring, 4 minutes to prevent burning.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Arrange pears on top of sugar mixture in any pattern you like, overlapping pieces slightly.
7. MAKE BATTER:
8. Sift together flour, cardamom, and salt.
9. Beat butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy gradually beat in granulated sugar
10. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition
11. Beat in vanilla and rum
12. Add half of flour mixture
13. Beat until just blended
14. Beat in juice
15. Add remaining flour mixture
16. Beat until just blended.
17. Spoon batter over pear topping and spread evenly. bake cake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 45 minutes at 350 degrees
18. Let cake stand in skillet 5 minutes
19. Invert a plate over skillet and invert cake onto plate (keeping plate and skillet firmly pressed together). replace any pear stuck to botton of skillet
20. Sprinkle rum over cake
21. Cool on plate on a rack.
22. Serve cake just warm or at room temperature

enough, flour, ground cardamom, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, apple juice, dark rum

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Cardamom-Pear-Upside-Down-Cake-1650038 (may not work)