Pear And Ginger Upside Down Cake Recipe

•     Nonstick vegetable oil spray
• 1 1/2 c. cake flour
• 1 Tbsp. grnd cinnamon plus
• 3/4 tsp grnd cinnamon
• 2 tsp grnd ginger
• 1 1/8 tsp baking pwdr
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly-grnd black pepper
• 1/4 tsp grnd cloves
• 1/4 tsp grnd allspice
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 c. lowfat milk (don't use low-fat or possibly nonfat)
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 c. unsalted butter - (1 stick) room temperature
• 1/2 c. golden sugar - (packed)
• 1 lrg egg
• 1/2 c. mild-flavored (light) molasses
• 3 x hard but ripe Bosc pears peeled, cored,
•     and thinly sliced
•     Whipped cream

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