Caramelized Pear Upside-Down Cake | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (105 g) sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) water
• 1 can (28 oz/796 ml) pear halves in juice, drained and halved lengthwise
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) milk
• 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 cups (225 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup (210 g) sugar
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla