Pear Ginger Upside Down Cake Recipe with Paradise Crystallized Ginger

Ingredients

• 2 ripe pears
• 1 cup butter, softened and divided
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts
• 3 tablespoons Paradise Crystallized Ginger, chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup boiling water