Pear Cake

Name: Pear Cake
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons butter, room temperature; 23 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; 3 tablespoons dark rum; 4 -5 semi-ripe pears; 12 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of; 12 teaspoon cardamom, ground; 13 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; lightly whipped cream

14 ingredients

17 steps

Ingredients

10 tablespoons butter, room temperature
23 cup sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons dark rum
4 -5 semi-ripe pears
12 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
12 teaspoon cardamom, ground
13 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
lightly whipped cream

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200C).
2

Butter a 10 inch, deep-dish pie plate with 1 1/2 tblsps of butter.
3

Sprinkle bottom with 2/3 cup sugar, lemon juice and 2 tblsps rum.
4

Peel pears, halve lengthwise and core.
5

Cut halves crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
6

Arrange slices, round side down, in concentric circles.
7

Bake until pears are lightly caramelized and very tender, about 1 hour.
8

Cool pears slightly.
9

Reduce oven temperature to 375F (190C).
10

Cream remaining 8 1/2 tblsps butter with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tblsp rum, lemon zest, cardamom and salt and mix until smooth.
11

Beat in eggs, one at a time.
12

Fold in flour and baking powder.
13

Spoon evenly over pears.
14

Bake 25-30 minutes.
15

Immediately invert cake onto platter.
16

Spread any caramel remaining in pie plate over pears.
17

Serve at room temperature with a dollop of lightly whipped cream.