Fat-free Pear Upside Down Cake

Ingredients

 * Mazola no-stick cooking spray
 * ⅓ cup brown sugar
 * 2 tbsp Karo dark corn syrup
 * 1 tbsp lemon juice
 * 16 oz canned pears

Fat-free Spice Cake

 * 1 cup flour
 * ¼ cup Argo or Kingsford's cornstarch
 * 1½ tsp baking powder
 * ½ tsp salt
 * ½ tsp cinnamon
 * ¼ tsp ground ginger
 * ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
 * 1 cup sugar
 * ⅔ cup skim milk
 * 2 egg white
 * ⅓ cup Karo dark corn syrup
 * 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

 * 1) Spray 9-inch round layer cake pan with cooking spray.
 * 2) Add brown sugar, corn syrup and lemon juice; stir to combine.
 * 3) Place pan in 350°F.
 * 4) Oven for 3 minutes.
 * 5) Remove.
 * 6) Arrange pear halves, rounded sides down, over melted brown sugar mixture.

Fat-free Spice Cake batter

 * 1) In large bowl combine flour, corn starch, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
 * 2) In medium bowl, using a fork or wire whisk, stir sugar and milk until sugar is almost dissolved.
 * 3) Add egg whites, corn syrup and vanilla; stir until blended.
 * 4) Gradually add to flour mixture; stir until smooth.

Assembly

 * 1) Carefully spoon batter over pears, smoothing top.
 * 2) Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not underbake).
 * 3) Immediately run spatula around edge of pan and invert cake onto serving plate.