Pear Cake

Pear Cake

niedziela, 26 stycznia 2014

Pear Cake

Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 medium comice pears, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2 Butter a 8x8-inch pan.
• 3 Sift together flour, baking powder, salt.
• 4 In a bowl, combine pears, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup of sugar, toss lightly.
• 5 Cream butter and remaining sugar together, add egg and vanilla and mix till the batter is pale and smooth.
• 6 Add milk alternatively with the dry ingredients, starting and ending with flour.
• 7 Pour half of the batter into baking pan.
• 8 Cover with pears, then pour the remaining half of the batter, covering the pears completely.
• 9 Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• 10 Let cool completely.