Country Pear Cake Food

PEAR POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 x 5inch loaf pan. In a mixing bowl, cream 6 tablespoons of the butter with the sugar and the vanilla until light and smooth. Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg and toss together until evenly mixed. Add half of the flour mixture and the egg to the butter mixture and mix well. Add the rest of the flour mixture and the buttermilk, beating them in well. Fold in the pears and the pecans. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 45 minutes, or until the center is firm and golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then turn out of the pan and finish cooling. When cool, invert onto a serving plate and cut into slices.

COUNTRY-STYLE PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• Grease a deep, 20 cm round cake tin and line with baking paper.
• With electric beaters, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add eggs one at a time stirring after each one.
• Add essence and beat until combined.
• With a metal spoon, fold in flour and cinnamon alternatively with the milk.
• Stir until just combined and mixture is almost smooth.
• Transfer mixture into prepared tin.
• Peel pears and cut into quarters lengthwise.
• Press pieces gently into cake mixture along the sides of the tin having the narrow part of the pear pieces facing the centre of the cake.
• Gently warm apricot jam and drizzle over cake and pear and bake in the oven for about 55 minutes.
• Some ovens may be a little different so keep an eye on it after 45 minutes of cooking.
• Pears are very moist and some cakes may take a little longer.
• Turn the heat down if this happens so the cake does not burn.
• Leave in the tin for about 10 minutes after cooked and then turn onto a rack to cool.

COUNTRY PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Position oven rack in the center of oven; preheat oven to 375°.
• Grease and flour a 9 inch round cake pan; set aside.
• In a big bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, oil, and lemon zest until well blended.
• Beat in 2/3 cup sugar.
• Stir in the flour and mix until a smooth batter is formed.
• Peel the pears; cut the pears lengthwise into quarters; cut away the tough cores and any seeds.
• Slice the pear quarters crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.
• Add the pears to the batter and stir gently so they are completely incorporated into the batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan; sprinkle the top of the cake with the 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake for 50 minutes; set the pan on a wire rack to cool.
• Serve the cake warm or at room temperature.
• *Serve with vanilla ice cream or caramel sauce.