Fresh Pear Cake

Name: Fresh Pear Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 4 larges eggs, at room temperature; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 79 milliliters orange juice; 1 kilograms just-ripe pears (about , peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices; 16 servings Garnish: powdered sugar; 552 milliliters sugar, divided; 237 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Need a vegetarian dessert? Fresh Pear Cake could be a super recipe to try. This recipe makes 16 servings with 392 calories, 4g of protein, and 13g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up eggs, kosher salt, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 10-inch tube pan, and dust with flour.

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All Purpose Flour

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Combine 3 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and kosher salt in a medium bowl.

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Baking Soda

Kosher Salt

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Mix 1/3 cup sugar with remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons flour mixture in a large bowl.

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Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Add pears to large bowl, and toss gently.

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Pear

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Beat butter in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in remaining 2 cups sugar, and continue beating until light and fluffy. Scrape sides of bowl.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

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Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape sides of bowl. Gradually beat in remaining flour mixture with mixer on low speed until blended.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Add orange juice and extracts; beat until smooth.

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Orange Juice

Spoon one-third of batter into prepared pan, and smooth over bottom. Top with half of pears, keeping within edges of batter.

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Pear

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Spread another layer of batter, and top with remaining pears. Top with remaining batter to cover pears.

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Spread

Pear

Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until cake is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool 1 hour. Run a knife around edges of pan and center tube. Invert onto a plate. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.*For testing purposes, we used the sweet Starkrimson pear, available July through February.**

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Powdered Sugar