Pear Streusel Cake
Ingredients
- Streusel ⓘ
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour ⓘ
- 1/4 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons butter ⓘ
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans ⓘ
- Cake ⓘ
- 3 cups thinly sliced, peeled ripe pears (about ⓘ
- 1 1/4 lbs.) ⓘ
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice ⓘ
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 cup ground nutmeg ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt ⓘ
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) ⓘ
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350F.
- Streusel
- 2.Combine flour and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives or your fingers until crumbly. Mix in pecans.
- Cake
- 3.Combine sliced pears, 2 Tbs. sugar, lemon juice, ginger and nutmeg in large bowl.
- 4. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Combine butter and remaining 3/4 cup sugar; beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until just combined. Spread about two thirds of the batter in a 9 inch springform pan that's been sprayed with cooking spray. Arrange pear mixture on top. Pour remaining batter over top. Spread with spatula. Some fruit will not be covered. Sprinke with streusel.
- 5. Bake 55 minutes or until a tester inserted in middle comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack. Sift powdered sugar over top before serving.
- Per serving:
- 350 calories, 15g fat, 70g cholesterol, 5g protein, 49g carbs, 2g fiber, 250mg sodium
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1281
kcal
64% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Diet fit
High-fiber
Contains
Milk
Wheat/Gluten
Tree nuts
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).