Pear Cake With Sour Cream Topping Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously butter a 9 inch Bundt or tube pan. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar into the pan, and tilt to coat the buttered surface. Shake out the excess.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, cream together 3/4 cup of butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in the vanilla and sour cream, mixing just until blended. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until fully incorporated. Fold in the chopped pears using a rubber spatula.
• In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and pecans. Spoon 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the pecan mixture. Repeat layers two more times, ending with the pecan mixture on top.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top of the cake springs back when lightly pressed, or a knife inserted into the crown comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the outside edge of the cake. Carefully invert onto a cooling rack. If the cake won't come out of the pan, tap it firmly with a knife on the bottom and sides of the pan. Set aside to cool completely.
• When cool, transfer the cake to a serving plate using two spatulas. Drizzle with the caramel ice cream topping before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch cake pan; line with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• In a skillet, melt butter and honey. Add pears, lemons juice, nutmeg, zest and salt and sauté until the pears are just tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Cool.
• For the topping, whisk together flour, sugars, spices and salt in a bowl. Pour in the melted butter and stir until crumbs form.
• Whisk together sour cream, eggs and vanilla. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add softened butter and beat for 10 seconds to combine. Beat in egg mixture, continuing to beat until very smooth.
• Pour batter into pan and top with the pear slices, spreading them out evenly (if there is liquid in the pan with the pears, don't add it). Use your fingers to squeeze together large crumbs from the topping and scatter evenly on top of pears.
• Bake for 50 to 65 minutes, until the cake is set and the center springs back when very gently pressed with a finger. A cake tester may come out with crumbs attached, but it shouldn't be wet. Transfer cake to a wire rack and cool completely, at least 2 hours before serving. Cake can be made a day ahead.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously spray a tube pan with non-stick cooking spray and sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture into the pan.
• Shake the pan so that the mixture covers it, then shake excess out of the pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, cream together 3/4 cup of butter and white sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each.
• Stir in the vanilla and butter flavoring.
• Then blend in the sour cream, mixing just until blended.
• Gradually stir in the flour mixture until fully mixed.
• Fold in the chopped pears using a spatula.
• In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and pecans.
• Spoon 1/3 of this batter into the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the pecan mixture.
• Repeat this process two more times ending with a mixture of pecans on top.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the crown comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert it on to a cooling rack.
• If it doesn't want to come out, then run a knife around the outside edge of the cake. Set aside to cool completely.
• When cool, transfer the cake to a serving plate.
• Drizzle with the caramel ice cream topping before serving.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine sour cream and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Transfer to a pastry or plastic bag; cut a small hole in the corner of bag. Pipe desired design.