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Pear: Walnut Pear Sour Cream Cake

Source of Recipe

Posted by flynn at RC


List of Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup flour
2 medium pears, peeled, cored and sliced
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
1 8 ounce carton sour cream




Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 inch springform pan or 9x9x2 baking pan.

Combine walnuts, oatmeal, brown sugar and cinnamon. For topping, combine 3/4 cup of the walnut mixture, the 1/3 cup of flour, an 1/4 cup of butter. Set aside. Set remaining walnut mixture aside. Toss pears with lemon juice, set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl beat 1/2 cup butter for 30 seconds. Beat in granulated sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to batter. Beat on low speed after each addition until combined.

Spread 2/3 batter into the prepared pan. sprinkle with reserved nut mixture (the one without the butter). Layer pears over top. Gently spread remaining batter over pears. Sprinkle with reserved topping.

Bake 55-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (I baked mine for 70 minutes) Cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove sides of springform pan, if using. Cool for 30 minutes. Serve warm.



Final Comments

Good as a dessert or breakfast as a coffee cake.