Pear-Walnut Cake with Honey-Orange Syrup
Pear-Walnut Cake with Honey-Orange Syrup might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 269 calories, 4g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 18. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of orange rind, walnuts, honey, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.
Instructions
To prepare cake, coat a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 tablespoons flour. Set aside.
Place sugar and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until thick and pale (about 3 minutes).
Lightly spoon 3 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
Combine flour, baking powder, aniseed, salt, and cinnamon, stirring well with a whisk.
Combine rind, 1/2 cup juice, oil, and vanilla.
Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with juice mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; blend after each addition just until combined. Stir in pear and walnuts.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 375 for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; loosen cake from sides of pan using a narrow metal spatula or knife.
Place a plate upside down on top of cake pan; carefully invert cake onto plate.
To prepare syrup, combine honey and 2 tablespoons juice in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Brush warm syrup over top and sides of cake. Cool completely.