Pear-Filled Tube Cake

Name: Pear-Filled Tube Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 16-20 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 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

Pear-filled cake is yummy warm or cold, and this is by far the best pear cake I've ever had. If you've never tried one you are in for a treat.&emdash;Barbara Sievert, Yorktown, Virginia

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
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 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 in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over cake.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 178 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 46mg cholesterol, 150mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Pear Cake in Taste of Home August/September 2006

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Joscy

Mar 1, 2014

One of my most favorite fruits is pears, so just **have to save recipe**. Another is almonds, Altho have not made yet, it looks deliciously moist.
ahawley1

Oct 4, 2010

I found this recipe in a taste of home magazine years ago and it is now part of every holiday celebration! I have made it with pears and with apples and both are delicious!