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Winter Fruit Coffee Cake

People will says this homey cake creates a flashback to their grandmother's kitchen. Filled with apples, pears and raisins, this spice cake is dressed up with a streusel topping. The heavenly scent of it baking will have your family gathered in the kitchen waiting for a piece.—

15 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + standing Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1/2 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup brandy
TOPPING:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
CAKE:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
3/4 cup chopped peeled apple
1/2 cup chopped peeled ripe pear

Directions

In a small bowl, soak the raisins in brandy for 1 hour.

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Winter Fruit Coffee Cake (continued)

Directions (continued)

In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. With clean hands,
work butter into sugar mixture until well combined. Add pecans.
Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and
fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder,
baking soda, spices and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately
with sour cream. Fold in the apple, pear and raisins (do not drain
raisins). Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
Sprinkle with topping.
Bake at 350° for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near
the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 15 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 338 calories, 14 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 324 mg sodium, 48 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.