PEAR STREUSEL CAKE

PEAR STREUSEL CAKE image

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

Streusel
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup chopped pecans
Cake
3 cups thinly sliced, peeled ripe pears (about
1 1/4 lbs.)
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk
Nonstick cooking spray
2 tsp powdered sugar

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Streusel 2.Combine flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives or your fingers until crumbly. Mix in pecans. Cake 3.Combine sliced pears, 2 Tbs. sugar, lemon juice, ginger and nutmeg in large bowl. 4. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Combine butter and remaining 3/4 cup sugar; beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until just combined. Spread about two thirds of the batter in a 9 inch springform pan that's been sprayed with cooking spray. Arrange pear mixture on top. Pour remaining batter over top. Spread with spatula. Some fruit will not be covered. Sprinke with streusel. 5. Bake 55 minutes or until a tester inserted in middle comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack. Sift powdered sugar over top before serving. Per serving: 350 calories, 15g fat, 70g cholesterol, 5g protein, 49g carbs, 2g fiber, 250mg sodium