Spiced Pear Cake
This Spiced Pear Cake is a deliciously moist cake that’s perfect for the holidays!
Servings 8
Calories 476kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/2 cup I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! 1 stick - or regular butter, melted
- 15 oz pear halves 1 can - in 100% juice {reserve juice}
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 cup I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! 1 stick - softened
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 pear juice from can
- Vanilla ice cream {optional}
- caramel sauce{optional}
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pour melted stick of butter into a lightly greased 8 in x 8 in baking pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar and walnuts.
- Remove pear halves from can and reserve juice. Slice pears and evenly arrange over brown sugar and walnuts.
- Cream softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses, egg, and 1/2 c reserved pear juice.
- Combine flour, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture and stir until well combined.
- Spread the batter evenly over the pears.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake for 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Make sure you have a good grip before inverting! We enjoy this cake with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce but you can serve it however you wish :)
Nutrition
Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 404mg | Potassium: 373mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 752IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg
