America's Test Kitchen Pear Walnut Upside Down Cake Recipe. In our initial five-recipe test for pear-upside-down cake we discovered just how different versions of this dessert can be. 1 tsp fresh ground nutmeg.
Boil syrup without stirring occasionally swirling pan and brushing down sides with a wet pastry brush until sugar turns dark amber 810 minutes. Spread batter over pears. Bake until fruit is bubbling around edges and topping is deep golden brown 27 to 32 minutes.
Add walnut mixture and pulse to combine 4 to 5 pulses.
Arrange pears in circular pattern around cake pan with tapered ends pointing inward. Lining the cake pan a light-colored pan helps the cake cook more evenly with parchment and removing the cake from the pan after 15 minutesgood practice for any upside-down cakeallowed the top to set while preventing the bottom of the cake from steaming and turning soggy. Gently toss pears with sugar mixture and transfer to 8-inch-square baking dish. Arrange two smallest pear wedges in center.
