PEAR WALNUT UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 300 degress. Grease 9" round cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
• 2. Topping: Pour melted butter over bottom of pan and swirl to evenly coat.
• 3. Combine sugar and cornstarch and sprinkle evenly over melted butter.
• 4. Peel, halve and core pears. Cut pear halves into 4 wedges each. Arrange pears in circular pattern and around cake pan with tapered ends pointing inward. Place two small wedges in center.
• 5. Cake: Pulse walnuts, flour, baking powder and baking soda in food processor until walnuts are finely ground, 8 to 10 pulses. Transfer walnut mixture to bowl.
• 6. Process eggs and sugar until very pale yellow. With processor running, add melted butter and oil in steady stream until incorporated.
• 7. Add walnut mixture and pulse to combine.
• 8. Pour batter evenly over pears.
• 9. Bake 40 minutes, rotate pan, bake additional 30 minutes.
• 10. Let cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool.
• 11. Enjoy!