PEAR BATTER CAKE

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 9

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1/4 cup melted unsalted butter, plus more for pie dish
3 Comice or Bartlett pears
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar, for serving

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch pie plate; set aside. Peel, halve, and core the pears. Slice the pears lengthwise 1/4-inch-thick. Arrange pear slices in baking dish in a slightly overlapping circular pattern; set aside.
In a blender, process, butter, milk, granulated sugar, flour, vanilla, eggs, and salt, until smooth.
Pour batter over pears and bake until golden, and firm to the touch, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or room temperature dusted with confectioners' sugar.