Pear-Walnut Upside-Down Cake

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup egg substitute 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 0.5 cup buttermilk low-fat
• 0.3 cup blackstrap molasses 
• 2  comice pears cored peeled thinly sliced lengthwise
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup stick margarine melted
• 1 tablespoon stick margarine 
• 3 tablespoons walnuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 37
2. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour and next 7 ingredients (flour through cloves) in a bowl.
4. Combine buttermilk, egg substitute, 1/4 cup butter, and molasses in a bowl.
5. Add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
6. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar, and cook over medium heat 1 minute.
7. Remove from heat; sprinkle with walnuts.
8. Place pear slices in the bottom of skillet.
9. Pour batter over pears.
10. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; invert cake onto a serving plate.
11. Serve warm or at room temperature.