Pear upside-down cake in the Air Fryer
A delicious and easy pear upside-down cake, perfect to make in the air fryer. The cake is both moist and lightly caramelised, with a fantastic flavour from the ripe pears and caramel.
Equipment
- Air fryer
- Round pan
- Stand mixer
- Paring knife
- Cutting board
Ingredients
Base
- 4 pcs pears
- 50 g butter
- 50 g soft brown sugar
Cake
- 100 g sugar
- 100 g butter
- 2 pcs eggs
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- ½ dl milk
Makes: 18cm round, 6cm height
Instructions
Base
- Melt 50 g butter in a small saucepan, and add 50 g soft brown sugar.
- Stir until it caramelises slightly.
- Spread the caramel over the bottom of the baking tin and arrange 4 pcs pears (ripe, peeled and cut into slices) on top in a decorative pattern.
Cake
- Beat 100 g butter and 100 g sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add 2 pcs eggs one at a time.
- Sift 100 g plain flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp vanilla sugar into the batter, and add ½ dl milk.
- Stir the batter together until smooth.
- Pour the batter over the pears and smooth the surface.
- Place the tin in the air fryer and bake at 160°C for about 30-35 minutes, until the cake is golden and cooked through.Start the online kitchen timer here
- Let the cake rest in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a plate.
Notes
Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream for extra indulgence.
Nutrition
Calories: 364kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 4gFat: 19gSaturated fat: 11gPolyunsaturated fat: 2gMonounsaturated fat: 5gTrans fat: 1gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 315mgPotassium: 223mgFiber: 4gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 615IUVitamin B1: 0.04mgVitamin B2: 0.1mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 0.4mgVitamin B6: 0.1mgVitamin B12: 0.3µgVitamin C: 5mgVitamin D: 1µgVitamin E: 1mgVitamin K: 8µgCalcium: 70mgIron: 1mgMagnesium: 19mgPhosphorus: 84mgSelenium: 5µgZinc: 0.5mgNet carbohydrates: 44g
