This pear coffee cake is perfect for breakfast or brunch. A cardamom-pear syrup is baked on top of the cake batter.
Ingredients:
2 cups thinly sliced peeled pears
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
Nonstick cooking spray
2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Method
Prepare the cake by combining the first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook 5 minutes or until syrupy, stirring frequently; set aside to cool. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Beat together sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well-blended; add egg and vanilla, beating well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition. Spoon the batter into an 8-inch round cake pan coated with cooking spray. Arrange pear mixture over cake. Sprinkle with walnuts. Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Submitted By: mistrycook
