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Pear Streusel Cake
from thebusybaker.ca
INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature (full fat is best)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter for greasing the cake pan
- 3-4 fresh pears, peeled and thinly sliced (or 850 ml large can of canned pears)
FOR THE STREUSEL TOPPING:
DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350. 2. Mix room-temperature butter and sugar for four minutes until fluffy. 3. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed, scraping bowl down. Then add milk and sour cream and mix on low speed. 4. In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt with a whisk and then add all at once to liquid mixture, mixing on low until you see streaks of flour. 5. Turn off mixer and use spatula to fold rest of flour mixture in and scrape sides of bowl, being careful not to overmix because this will make the cake more dense. 6. Grease 9x13 pan with butter and pour batter into pan (it will be thick), spreading to corners. Spread sliced pears over the top. 7. Mix streusel ingredients together (stirring before and after adding melted butter) and sprinkle over the top, spreading to edges. 8. Bake for 47-50 minutes until toothpick comes out clean, let cool 20 minutes, then slice and enjoy!
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