Comments on: Pear and Cranberry Upside-Down Cake http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/ casual dining, cooking, travelling & unbottled banter Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:44:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Erica http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-13580 Erica Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:40:15 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-13580 This looks amazing!! A perfect fall treat! After I make my upside down apple cake to use up the rest of my freshly picked apples, I'm on to this!! This looks amazing!! A perfect fall treat! After I make my upside down apple cake to use up the rest of my freshly picked apples, I’m on to this!!

]]> By: Michael [KyotoFoodie] http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12394 Michael [KyotoFoodie] Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:38:42 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12394 Oh! Oh! I want. Unfortunately there is no pear and cranberry upside-down cake here in Kyoto! I don't think I could make this in my fish grill or rice cooker, but maybe a donabe. You inspire me to try! xx oo Oh! Oh! I want.

Unfortunately there is no pear and cranberry upside-down cake here in Kyoto! I don’t think I could make this in my fish grill or rice cooker, but maybe a donabe.

You inspire me to try!

xx oo

]]> By: diva http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12299 diva Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:48:06 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12299 Lan: i love pears hard too with all that crunch but sometimes when i need comfort food, i let my pears get all soft, juicy and melty. :) oh i can't wait for you to get the braces of then! goodbye braces for good! the recipe was pretty long and i honestly don't recall how long it took me. i do tend to take my time in the kitchen, however and i did get started late morning and finish some time in the mid-afternoon, i think? :D the cake was too good anyway for me to bother much about all tht fussing about. reward reward!! xx Lan: i love pears hard too with all that crunch but sometimes when i need comfort food, i let my pears get all soft, juicy and melty. :) oh i can’t wait for you to get the braces of then! goodbye braces for good!
the recipe was pretty long and i honestly don’t recall how long it took me. i do tend to take my time in the kitchen, however and i did get started late morning and finish some time in the mid-afternoon, i think? :D the cake was too good anyway for me to bother much about all tht fussing about. reward reward!!

xx

]]> By: Lan http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12278 Lan Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:42:31 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12278 oh your mishaps in the kitchen sound like mine! i fear that i fall in the category of people who overlook pears. don't get me wrong, i have a few very ripe pears in my possession right now, and i enjoy a few slices after work with proscuitto and gorgonzola. however, it never occurs to me to bake with this fruit. apples and bananas, yes. not so much pears. i enjoy my pears hard and the only reason why i've let them soften is because of braces. once these suckers come off, i'm back to consuming them hard. your cake looks beautiful and reading the steps you followed, wow, LOOOOONG. how long did it take you from start to finish? oh your mishaps in the kitchen sound like mine!

i fear that i fall in the category of people who overlook pears. don’t get me wrong, i have a few very ripe pears in my possession right now, and i enjoy a few slices after work with proscuitto and gorgonzola. however, it never occurs to me to bake with this fruit. apples and bananas, yes. not so much pears. i enjoy my pears hard and the only reason why i’ve let them soften is because of braces. once these suckers come off, i’m back to consuming them hard.

your cake looks beautiful and reading the steps you followed, wow, LOOOOONG. how long did it take you from start to finish?

]]> By: food-4tots http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12224 food-4tots Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:57:13 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12224 A great-looking and marvellous cake! Simply irresistable! A great-looking and marvellous cake! Simply irresistable!

]]> By: Donalyn http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12220 Donalyn Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:46:58 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12220 That looks wonderful - I love the place on an upside down cake where the fruit and cake meet, all moist and dark and rich. Your photos make me want to reach right my computer! I have a similar recipe I plan to get to once the local pears are ready to use. Thanks for stopping by my blog - nice to meet you! That looks wonderful – I love the place on an upside down cake where the fruit and cake meet, all moist and dark and rich. Your photos make me want to reach right my computer! I have a similar recipe I plan to get to once the local pears are ready to use. Thanks for stopping by my blog – nice to meet you!

]]> By: David http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12209 David Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:35:19 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12209 WOW GREAT SITE, Such an appealing cake, my stomach is truly rumbling in hunger after scrolling through your blog. Will definitely be stopping by the sugar bar more often. Cheers WOW GREAT SITE, Such an appealing cake, my stomach is truly rumbling in hunger after scrolling through your blog. Will definitely be stopping by the sugar bar more often.
Cheers

]]> By: Kristen http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12200 Kristen Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:53:36 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12200 what a beautiful cake, it has been ages since I had an upside down cake. Of course, it was the traditional pineapple version. I love the idea of pears and I agree they are so under appreciated. what a beautiful cake, it has been ages since I had an upside down cake. Of course, it was the traditional pineapple version. I love the idea of pears and I agree they are so under appreciated.

]]> By: diva http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12198 diva Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:11:11 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12198 cakebrain: i'm so glad someone else feels the same way and thank you for the advice! i shall go with gut instinct from now on. i did think 35mins for a cake in a 20cm round cake tin was a little odd. I checked it at 35mins and the cake was still fairly liquid in the middle and to be honest, even at 50mins, it was fairly moist (just past being undercooked) in the middle. I would try again and see if it happens again but cheers on the advice!! Some cookbooks tend to be a little off with their timings, totally agree. which is annoying for us. xx cakebrain: i’m so glad someone else feels the same way and thank you for the advice! i shall go with gut instinct from now on. i did think 35mins for a cake in a 20cm round cake tin was a little odd. I checked it at 35mins and the cake was still fairly liquid in the middle and to be honest, even at 50mins, it was fairly moist (just past being undercooked) in the middle. I would try again and see if it happens again but cheers on the advice!! Some cookbooks tend to be a little off with their timings, totally agree. which is annoying for us.
xx

]]> By: cakebrain http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/2009/09/02/pear-and-cranberry-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-12190 cakebrain Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:38:16 +0000 http://www.sugarbar.org/blog/?p=716#comment-12190 I hear ya about timing being a problem with some cake recipes. I no longer trust the times given in some cookbooks anymore. Most recipes underestimate the time required in a home baker's oven. I have a Wolf oven and it's darned accurate. I think perhaps professional ovens may work with a convection mode (which I have as well on my Wolf) but it could be they simply didn't test their recipes properly for a normal home oven. I know a person who works in the industry and helped write a cookbook. There are many cookbook authors who rely on "others" to write and test their recipes and often the recipes aren't tested adequately. It bothers me. Cooks Illustrated and Rose Levy Beranbaum is good for timing. They're accurate and I trust them. However, other cookbooks are consistently off. I found that Pichet Ong's cookbook is inspirational and has amazing recipes...but you can't trust the timing at all. It is so way off it's not funny. Just trust your instincts, like you did, and it'll work out. I hear ya about timing being a problem with some cake recipes. I no longer trust the times given in some cookbooks anymore. Most recipes underestimate the time required in a home baker’s oven. I have a Wolf oven and it’s darned accurate. I think perhaps professional ovens may work with a convection mode (which I have as well on my Wolf) but it could be they simply didn’t test their recipes properly for a normal home oven. I know a person who works in the industry and helped write a cookbook. There are many cookbook authors who rely on “others” to write and test their recipes and often the recipes aren’t tested adequately. It bothers me. Cooks Illustrated and Rose Levy Beranbaum is good for timing. They’re accurate and I trust them. However, other cookbooks are consistently off. I found that Pichet Ong’s cookbook is inspirational and has amazing recipes…but you can’t trust the timing at all. It is so way off it’s not funny. Just trust your instincts, like you did, and it’ll work out.

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