Upside-Down Pear Gingerbread Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
2 Tbsp. finely chopped maraschino cherries
2 c. thinly sliced fresh pears
orange or lemon juice
1 pkg. gingerbread mix
vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Melt butter in an 8-inch square baking dish; stir in sugar. Sprinkle cherries over butter and sugar.
Dip pear slices in juice to prevent darkening.
Arrange pear slices in rows over cherries; set aside.