EASY AUTUMN PEAR CAKE

Easy Autumn Pear Cake image

Moist, nutty and studded with chopped walnuts, our easy pear cake takes just 15 minutes to prep for the oven.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Nuts

Time 1h

Yield Makes 24 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 egg
1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
7 Tbsp. butter, melted, divided
1 can (15 oz.) pear halves, drained, sliced into 1/2-inch slices
1 pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Lemon Flavor Gelatin
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Beat first 4 ingredients in large bowl with mixer on low speed just until cake mix is moistened, stopping frequently to scrape side of bowl. Add 1/4 cup butter; beat on medium speed 2 min. (Batter will be thick.)
Spread batter onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Arrange pear slices over batter, pressing lightly into batter to secure. Sprinkle with dry gelatin mix and cinnamon. Drizzle with remaining butter; sprinkle with nuts.
Bake 40 to 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 200 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g