Cinc: Pomegranate Pear Upside-down Cake

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• ¼ cup pomegranate molasses
• 1¾ cups sugar
• 4 small ripe Bosc pears (about 1½ pounds)
• 1 cup roasted walnuts
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 1 cup olive oil