Tuesday’s Cupful: Background on Sweet Pear Upside Down Cake

A fancy yellow cake in a pinch

The beauty of this cake is that the end product tastes and feels like a cake that took hours to prepare.  This cake reminds the Mixed Stew crew of our buttery brojas cake.  Expect buttery sweetness combined with the natural flavors of thinly sliced pears in every piece of this upside down cake.  We recommend making this sweet treat as a suitable and satisfying alternative to the usual baked fruit pies or loaf-style tea breads.  Meanwhile, you can experiment with arranging and layering the sliced pears to create a a more or less aesthetically pleasing cake top.