Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 slice)
  • Calories:
  • 178
  • Fat:
  • 7 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 46 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 150 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 25 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g


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Pear-Filled Bundt Cake

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“Pear-Filled Bundt Cake is yummy warm or cold,” says Barbara Sievert of Yorktown, Virginia. “It’s by far the best pear cake I’ve ever had.”

SERVINGS: 16-20

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • FILLING:
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup diced peeled ripe pear
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • GLAZE:
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2-1/4 teaspoons orange juice

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice.
    Pour half of the batter into a greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Combine the filling ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Top with remaining batter. Smooth top with a spatula.
    Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cake. Yield: 16-20 servings.


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