Old Maid Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves ⓘ
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk ⓘ
- 1/4 cup egg substitute ⓘ
- 1/4 cup molasses ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons stick margarine, melted ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons stick margarine ⓘ
- 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Combine buttermilk, egg substitute, molasses, and 2 tablespoons melted margarine in a bowl; stir well. Add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
- Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar; cook over medium heat 1 minute. Remove from heat; sprinkle with walnuts.
- Peel and core pears. Cut each in half lengthwise. Cut each half into thin slices, cutting to, but not through, stem end. Fan pear halves; place, core sides up, on top of brown sugar mixture in skillet. Pour batter over pears; bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula. Invert onto a cake plate. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and pear slices, if desired.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
969
kcal
48% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).