PEAR ALMOND CAKE

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Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 - 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 pounds ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced
1 lemon
10 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter and flour 9-inch springform cake pan.
Toss pears with juice of half a lemon and set aside.
Cream 8 tablespoons of butter with 3/4 cup of sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to batter, stirring lightly. Add remaining lemon juice and almond extract.
Spread batter in prepared pan and cover with sliced pears, arranging decoratively if you wish. Dot with 1 tablespoon of remaining butter. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and scatter almonds on top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and dot with remaining butter. Bake for 1 hour. Allow to cool slightly before removing sides of pan. Serve at room temperature with whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 449, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 57 grams, Fat 24 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 193 milligrams, Sugar 37 grams, TransFat 1 gram