Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Yield: 12 servings
Nutrition Facts: Calories: 229; Total Fat: 7 gram; Sodium: 122 mg; Carbohydrate: 41 grams; Fiber: 5 grams; Protein: 4 grams; Diet Exchanges: 2 1/2 starches, 1 fat

Ingredients:

Topping:

• 3 firm pears
• ¼ stick light butter
• ¾ cup spoon able sugar substitute

Cake:

• 2 ½ cups whole wheat flour, well sifted
• 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• Dash of salt
• ½ cup molasses
• ½ cup applesauce, no sugar added
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 stick light butter, softened
• ½ cup spoon able sugar substitute
• 1 large egg, beaten well

Directions:

For the topping: Peel and core pears and cut in to wedges.

Melt butter in a 10 inch cast iron skillet over moderate heat, reduce heat to low and sprinkle sugar substitute over bottom of skillet, and cook for 2 minutes. Arrange pears over sugar and cook for 2 minutes, remove from heat.

For the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt in a bowl. Whisk the molasses, applesauce and boiling water in a small bowl. Beat together the butter, spoon able sugar substitute, and egg in a large bowl. Add in flour mixture and molasses and blend until smooth.

2. Pour batter over topping in skillet, spreading evenly. Bake in middle of oven for 35 minutes.

3. Cool cake and invert cake to a large plate.

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