"I absolutely adore this beautiful upside-down pear and almond cake," says Douglas. "It's incredibly delicious, and the ...

Look out, apples and cinnamon. Pear and cardamom are coming for the holiday table this year. This spiced, centerpiece-worthy upside-down cake presents ripe pears in a festive starburst design.

Add the red wine, sprinkle the sugar over the top of the pears, add the cinnamon, and bake for 45 minutes or until tender and the pears are nicely caramelized from the sugar. Spoon the caramelized ...

Stir the nuts into the crumble mixture along with the oats. Toss the pear, apple, raisins, honey, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla together. Scoop the mixture into an ovenproof dish. Gently sprinkle ...

soggy cake Place the cake tin on the bottom shelf of the oven at 160 degrees for 40-45 min or until a skewer comes out clean Into a pan on low heat add 100g of brown sugar, 100ml of water ...

Serve with red wine poached pears and sweetened cream for ... a dessert plate and sprinkle with half the cinnamon sugar. Make the second funnel cake in exactly the same way. Meanwhile, take ...

The batter uses a method called ''reverse creaming,'' in which you blend softened butter into the dry ingredients to create a very tender cake with a fine crumb. To keep the pears from sinking to ...