Honey Cake With Caramelized Pears Recipes

HONEY CAKE WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 10-inch springform pan. Dust with flour; tap out excess. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside. Mix eggs and sugars on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until pale and thick, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk together honey, milk, oil, and zest. With mixer on low, add honey mixture to egg mixture; mix until combined, about 1 minute. Add half the flour mixture; mix until smooth. Mix in remaining flour mixture. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake until dark golden brown and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of cake; carefully remove sides of pan.Transfer cake to a platter. Top with pears. Serve with whipped cream or topping, if desired.

CARAMELIZED HONEY-BAKED PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Butter a baking dish. Cut a small cone from the bottom of each pear with a paring knife, and place a teaspoon of honey inside. Peel a strip of skin away from the top of each pear, just below the stem, but leave the stems intact. Then place the pears bottom side down in the baking dish. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the pears. Pour in water until it reaches 1/3 of the way up the side of the pears, and place the cloves in the water.
• Set the baking dish on a sheet pan, place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Then turn down the heat to 350 degrees and bake for two hours more, basting every 15 minutes with the liquid in the pan. From time to time, lay down the pears down in the liquid so they are thoroughly moistened and cook evenly. After two hours their skins should be shriveled and caramelized.
• Remove the pears from the oven, transfer to a platter or bowls and allow to cool. Place the liquid in the baking dish in a saucepan, and reduce to a syrup. Pour over the pears, and serve or chill and serve cold.

CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar; cook, stirring, until almost dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add pears; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and just golden, 12 to 20 minutes. Pour in honey; cook, stirring, until pears are coated and very soft, 3 to 5 minutes.

HONEY PEAR CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Securely wrap a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in. square) around and under a greased 9-in. springform pan. In a bowl, combine crushed gingersnaps and sugar; stir in 4 tablespoons butter, adding more as necessary. Press onto bottom and 1-1/2 in. up sides of prepared pan., Beat cream cheese until fluffy, gradually adding 2/3 cup honey, lemon juice and minced ginger root. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Fold in 1 cup chopped pears and raisins. Pour into crust. Place springform pan in a larger baking pan; add 1 in. hot water to larger pan. Bake until center is just set and top appears dull, 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours. Remove from oven; remove springform from water bath. , Cool cheesecake on a wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife; remove foil. Cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight, covering when completely cooled. Remove rim from pan., In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add remaining honey and pears; cook and stir until pears are tender. Stir in pecans. Top cake with pear-pecan mixture.

CARAMEL PEARS WITH ROSEMARY, HONEY AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Choose a baking dish or roasting pan large enough to hold pears in one layer, or use 2 pans. Scatter star anise, cinnamon stick, fennel seeds and cloves on bottom of dish.
• Put pears in a large mixing bowl. Add brown sugar, raisins, rum and lemon juice. Coat pears evenly with mixture. Transfer to baking dish, cut-side down, in one layer. Dot with butter.
• Bake, uncovered, until pears are soft and well caramelized, about 45 minutes. Remove pears from oven, and let them sit at room temperature. Shortly before serving, drizzle the pears with honey, and sprinkle them with rosemary leaves and chopped walnuts. Bake for 10 minutes. Serve warm with plenty of sauce from the baking pan.

HONEY CAKE WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter a 10-inch springform pan. Dust with flour; tap out excess. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside. Mix the eggs and sugars on high speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until pale and thick, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk together the honey, milk, oil, and zest. With the mixer on low, add the honey mixture to the egg mixture; mix until combined, about 1 minute. Add half the flour mixture; mix until smooth. Mix in the remaining flour mixture. Pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake until dark golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Run a thin knife around the edge of the cake; carefully remove the sides of the pan. Transfer the cake to a platter. Top with pears. Serve with whipped cream or topping, if desired.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sugar; cook, stirring, until almost dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pears; cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and just golden, 12 to 20 minutes. Pour in the honey; cook, stirring, until the pears are coated and very soft, 3 to 5 minutes.

HONEY CAKE WITH CARAMELIZED PEARS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, baking soda, ground cinnamon, grated lemon peel and sea salt. Set aside.
• Lightly grease a 23 cm round cake pan with sunflower oil. Sprinkle ¾ cup of the chopped almonds in the bottom of the pan, reserving ¼ cup for the batter.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix together the butter, honey, and eggs. Stir in the reserved flour mixture, then the sour cream or yogurt and reserved almonds.
• Gently pour the batter over the almonds in the prepared pan. Bake in the oven at 160°C for 50 - 55 minutes, until the edge of the cake pulls back from the edge of the pan. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take the cake out of the pan onto serving plate and allow it to cool completely. Decorate the top with caramelized pears.
• Caramelized pears:.
• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar and cook for 1 - 2 minutes, stirring, until almost dissolved.
• Add pears, cook for 12 - 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and just golden.
• Pour in honey, cook for 3 - 5 minutes, stirring, until pears are coated and very soft. Cool a little before further use.

CARAMEL-GLAZED PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• To make cake:.
• Toss together pears and 1 tablespoon sugar; let stand 5 minutes.
• Beat eggs, 2 cups sugar, and oil at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
• Combine flour, salt, and baking soda, and add to egg mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
• Fold in pears, chopped pecans, and vanilla extract.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Remove from pan, and drizzle Caramel Glaze over warm cake.
• To make the glaze:.
• Stir together brown sugar, butter, and evaporated milk in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 1/2 minutes or until sugar dissolves.