Upside down gingerbread

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 4 oz plain flour
• ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 ox soft brown sugar
• 3oz black treacle
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 4 fluid oz sour milk
• 2oz lard
• Cherry halves

For the topping:

• 2oz butter
• 3oz brown sugar
• 1 medium can of pears

Method

• Grease a deep pie dish.
• Make the topping by melting the butter mix in the brown sugar, pour into dish and place pears on top and arrange the cherries between.
• Mix the dry ingredients, add the egg, sour milk and mix well.
• Pour over the top of the pears.
• Bake on Gas mark 3-4 for about 30 – 35 minutes (test with skewer).
• Turn out onto a plate.

Serve with custard.