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Pear Cinnamon Cake

Source of Recipe

Marla


List of Ingredients

Makes 1 cake, approx 8 pieces

1 can pears, 400 g (14 oz)
3 1/2 dl (1 3/4 cup) all-purpose white flour
1 1/2 dl (3/4 cup) sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
100 g (3 1/2 oz) butter or margarine
1 1/2 dl (3/4 cup) milk
1 tsp cinnamon
dried breadcrumbs for the baking dish




Recipe

Grease and breadcrumb a round baking dish, capacity 1 1/2 liters
/ 6 cups.
Drain the pears and slice them. Save the liquid.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir in
fat, add milk
and stir until well blended. Pour the batter into the dish and
press down
the sliced pears in a nice pattern. Brush with some of the pear
liquid and
sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in the lower part of the oven at
200C/400F for
about 40 minutes.

Allow the cake to cool in the dish for 15 minutes, then brush
with pear
liquid. Put it on a plate and allow to cool completely. Serve
with some
whipped cream and more cinnamon. Enjoy!