Pear Coffee Cake With Ginger Pecan Crunch Topping Recipes

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Lightly spray a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking dish with vegetable cooking spray. Line the pan with parchment or waxed paper.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pears and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of the pumpkin pie spice and remove pan from the heat.
• Whisk the flour, ginger, the remaining 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk the milk, molasses, and remaining brown sugar. Add the eggs and whisk until smooth. Use a spatula to stir the molasses mixture into the dry ingredients to make a thick liquid batter.
• Heat the water and remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan until just boiling. Whisk the hot water into to the batter until just combined. Stir in the pears. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the center of the oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Cool cake in the pan on a rack. Cut into 12 squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving, if desired.

Steps:

• Mix together flour, sugars, salt, nutmeg and oil.
• Set aside 1 cup of mixture for topping.
• Add 2 cups chopped ripe pear to the rest of the above mixture.
• Add egg, buttermilk, baking soda, and baking powder.
• Topping: Add ginger and pecans to 1 cup of reserved mixture.
• Spread in greased 9" x 13" x 2" sheet pan.
• Sprinkle topping over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; grease and flour a 10-inch round cake pan.
• Peel and core the pears and cut them into 1/2-inch dice; measure out 1 1/2 cups for this recipe.
• Place the oil, sugar, and eggs in a bowl; whisk until smooth.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and ginger over the egg mixture.
• Fold a few times by hand with a rubber spatula.
• Toss the pears evenly over the mixture and gold together to mix evenly.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, rub walnuts, brown sugar, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together until evenly mixed.
• Sprinkle over the top of the batter.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
• Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
• Carefully invert the cake onto a plate to unmold; place a small wire rack on top of the cake and invert again right side up.
• Let the cake cool for about 15 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Fold in apples and pear. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.