GINGER PEAR CAKE

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I don't usually like cakes that start with a cake mix, but this one is wonderfully tasty and moist! I use light sour cream and have also substituted non-fat vanilla yogurt for the sour cream.

Provided by DoremiAZ

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 (15 ounce) can pear halves in natural juice, reserve juice
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 (18 1/4 ounce) yellow cake mix or 1 (18 1/4 ounce) French vanilla cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup reserved pear juice
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1/3 cup chopped candied ginger
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
remaining pear juice

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 325°F Grease and sugar a 10 cup bundt pan.
  • Cut pear halves in half. Decoratively place each pear piece, rounded side down, in pan flutes.
  • In small bowl, stir together the brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of softened butter until crumbly. Sprinkle brown sugar and butter mixture over the pears.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine all cake ingredients; mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
  • Spoon cake mixture into prepared pan until 3/4 full.
  • Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Cool for 10 minutes exactly, then remove from pan and cool completely on a rack.
  • While the cake is cooling mix the glaze.
  • Once the cake is completely cool move it to a platter and add the glaze.

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