Warm Honeyed Pear Cake

Ingredients

• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 to 5 ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced fairly thick
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 ⅓ cups flour
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup honey, warmed

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

    440 calories; 15 grams fat; 9 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 4 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 74 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 45 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 68 milligrams cholesterol; 195 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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6 to 8 servings

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch springfrom pan using about half a tablespoon of the butter.
2. Toss the pears with the lemon juice and set aside.
3. Sift flour with three tablespoons of the sugar, the baking powder and salt into a bowl. Cut in five tablespoons of the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. This step may be done in a food processor, first blending the dry ingredients, then pulsing in the butter.
4. Beat the egg and milk together and lightly stir into the butter-and-flour mixture until a soft, sticky dough forms.
5. Spread the dough in the baking pan and sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar. Arrange the pears on top and drizzle with about a third of a cup of the honey. Dot with remaining butter.
6. Bake 50 minutes to an hour, until nicely browned.
7. Remove from the oven and serve while still warm, first removing the sides of the pan and drizzling the top of the cake with the remaining honey.