Pear Almond Cake

Name: Pear Almond Cake
Ingredients: 2 pounds ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced; 1 lemon; 10 tablespoons butter at room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1/2 cup sliced almonds; 1 cup heavy cream, whipped

11 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

2 pounds ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced
1 lemon
10 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Butter and flour 9-inch springform cake pan.
3

Toss pears with juice of half a lemon and set aside.
4

Cream 8 tablespoons of butter with 3/4 cup of sugar.
5

Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
6

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to batter, stirring lightly.
7

Add remaining lemon juice and almond extract.
8

Spread batter in prepared pan and cover with sliced pears, arranging decoratively if you wish.
9

Dot with 1 tablespoon of remaining butter.
10

Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and scatter almonds on top.
11

Sprinkle with remaining sugar and dot with remaining butter.
12

Bake for 1 hour.
13

Allow to cool slightly before removing sides of pan.
14

Serve at room temperature with whipped cream.