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Pear-Gingerbread Upside Down Cake (grain-free + nut-free)

Ali Segersten (author)
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This grain- and nut-free gingerbread cake is perfect for a holiday gathering! Firm, ripe pears work best for this recipe. If the pears are overripe, they end up releasing too much liquid into the cake. 

Ingredients

Fruit

1 tablespoons softened butter (or coconut oil)
1 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoons arrowroot powder (or tapioca flour)
2 pears cored and thinly sliced

Dry Ingredients

6 tablespoons coconut flour
6 tablespoons arrowroot powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoons sea salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoons ground ginger
¼ teaspoons ground cloves

Wet Ingredients

4 large eggs
4 tablespoons melted butter (or coconut oil)
4 tablespoons maple syrup
3 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
5.0 2 reviews

Kri…

Sep 19, 2025

Dang. Another recipe from you that knocked my socks off. This is going to be a new favorite. Wow, so good. All my favorite things. I used a double layer of pears because one layer wasn't enough - I have a whole box of pears to use up! I made it in an 8" x 8" cake pan (easier to cut the parchment. Turned out perfect. Gotta love these spices and molasses as we head into fall...

Jes…

Jan 4, 2025

Mmmm. So so good. The gingerbread cake is dense but not overly rich. I only used one pear, not concerning myself over the display. Being my pear was on the riper side, I sprinkled the pears with a little more arrowroot and some sweet rice flour. It all came out perfectly. This will be an annual recipe for sure.