Asian Theme Show: Need Pear/Ginger Cake & Baked Potstickers Recipes!

[klsnyder]

I am doing an Asian theme show next weekend, and I can not find the recipe for the Pear and Ginger Upside down cake. Does anyone have it? I am also gonna do the Baked Potstickers.....I have a card with that recipe on it.

 

[AJPratt]

I couldn't find that one but this site has great PC recipes, including Asian recipes: http://joycesfinecooking.com/pamperedchefs.htm

 

[klsnyder]

Ok..so I can't find anything. It says on one of the links that it is in L&S...What is L&S? Anyone have anything dessert wise that will fit in with an Asian Themed show?

 

[rebeccastt]

Light and Simple? A retired cookbook from 1996....

 

[klsnyder]

Oh...I don't have that one...Darn it.

 

[rebeccastt]

Me either...I'll keep looking!

 

[klsnyder]

Thanks!!! I will do an online search.

 

[AJPratt]

Ahhhhh.... had me wondering, too!

 

[tlennhoff]

I did a google search using "pear and ginger upside" including the quotes and quite a few recipes came up.

This was the 1st recipe that came up (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/4303):
PEAR AND GINGER UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon plus 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/8 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat)
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
3 firm but ripe Bosc pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced
Whipped cream




Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Sift flour and next 8 ingredients into medium bowl. Combine milk and vanilla in glass measuring cup. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until lightly and fluffy. Add egg and beat until will blended. Add molasses and beat will. Mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Arrange pears in bottom of prepared pan. Pour batter over.
Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool 10 minutes. Using small knife, cut around sides of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake out into rack and cool slightly. (Cake can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)

Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

Serves 8.
Bon Appétit
R.S.V.P.
September 1997
Red Sage, Washington D.C.

 

[AJPratt]

TLennhoff: WAY TO GO!!!!

 

[klsnyder]

Thank you thank you thank you!!