Ilas Pear Cake Recipes

EASY ITALIAN PEAR CAKE (TORTA DI PERE)

Steps:

• Line a 9.5 inch round baking pan with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray.
• Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, whip the sugar and eggs until you obtain a creamy and fluffy texture.
• Stir in the yogurt, butter, and vanilla extract. Use a fork or spatula to combine until smooth (not the electric mixer).
• In a separated bowl mix the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Sift in the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir gently until well combined. Add the pears and mix gently. Place the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. If the cake starts to brown too much on top tent with the top with foil during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Cool and dust cake with confectioner sugar. If desired, serve with freshly whipped cream.

FRESH PEAR CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the pears and the sugar and let stand for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 10 inch bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Slightly beat the egg whites and combine them with the oil, chopped pecans and pear mixture.
• Stir the flour, salt, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in the pear mixture. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove from oven ant let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing form pan.