Spread butter in 8-inch round cake pan; sprinkle with sugar. Arrange sliced pears, overlapping, in circle to cover pan.

Cake: In bowl, beat egg, sugar, buttermilk, butter and molasses. Stir together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmet and cloves; stir into buttermilk mixture just until moistened. Pour over pears.

Bake in 375F 190 °C oven for 50-55 minutes or until tester inserted into centre comes out clean. Let cool on rack for 15 minutes; invert on platter.

Per Serving: about 315 calories, 4 g protein, 10 g fat, 54 g carbohydrate

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