Sunday, February 5, 2012

Anyone know a decent pear and vanilla cake recipe?

decent and delicious pear and vanilla cake recipe needed thanx
Anyone know a decent pear and vanilla cake recipe?
there are many different variations in the link below :)







Ingredients



* 3 Asian pears

* 2 oranges

* 2 1/4 cups white sugar

* 3 cups all-purpose flour

* 1 cup canola oil

* 4 large eggs

* 1 tbsp. baking powder

* 2 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

* 1/2 tsp. salt

* 2 tsp. cinnamon

* 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

* 1/2 tsp. ground cloves

* 1/2 tsp. all spice powder

* 1/4 tsp. ground ginger





Directions



1. Preheat your oven to 350F.

2. Slice the pears. What you’re looking for are simple slices, just as you would slice an apple. However, pears have a smaller core than apples so you’re likely to get more yield from the fruit. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat the eggs until they’ve lost their orange color and have become a bit paler, about 1 min.

4. Add to the mix the juice of two oranges and the zest from one and whisk lightly.

5. Now add the flour, spice mix, baking powder, sugar, vanilla and salt and mix completely.

6. Once those ingredients are incorporated, slowly add the oil as you mix the batter. The result will be rather thick, sticky, and perfect for what is next.

7. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. How? Grease the pan, then add about a tablespoon of flour to the pan’s base, then move and shake the pan until the flour has made a nice thin coat that covers the pan’s entire interior. Do this over the sink to save your self the mess. Dump out any excess flour.

8. Now begin to layer your cake. Take about a third of the batter mixture and lay down a nice coating on the bottom of the pan. This will actually be your top, so you want to make sure you’ve made a thick layer all the way around the base of the pan.

9. Lay pear slices on top of your batter layer. Add another layer of batter and another layer of pear slices. You should get between 2-3 layers of pears. The final layer should be batter.

10. Place your pan in the oven and bake for approximately 90 min. To check for doneness, insert a toothpick in the middle and remove it. It should come out clean when the cake is done.

11. Remove finished cake from the oven and leave it in its pan for at least 30 min. on a rack or other tray. Once sufficiently cool, you can turn it out onto a plate or simply leave it in its pan and cut slices from it. In either case, be sure to work slowly. The cake has a dense construction and those apples don’t help, so it will be more delicate then a Bundt cake or the like.

12. Sprinkle slices with confectioners sugar and enjoy!
Reply:Try www.kraftfoods.com,or www.bettycrocker.com, or www.pilsbury.com, I bet you get something from at least one of those.
Reply:This pear loaf cake recipe is a vanilla loaf cake made with butter and vanilla, along with chopped pears and brown sugar cinnamon streusel.

INGREDIENTS:

2 medium pears, peeled and cored, chopped

1 teaspoon lemon juice

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Streusel

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed

4 ounces butter, cold, cut in small pieces

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/3 cup chopped pecans

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Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs

1/2 cup milk, whole or low fat

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

4 ounces butter, melted

PREPARATION:

Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Preheat oven to 350°.

Toss chopped pears with lemon juice in a bowl; set aside.



In another bowl, combine streusel ingredients, except pecans, with a fork until crumbly, or pulse with food processor.



Stir in pecans, if using.

In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; stir to blend.



Whisk eggs in a mixing bowl until blended; stir in milk, vanilla, and butter. Add to flour mixture and fold with a wooden spoon or spatula just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spoon half of the batter into prepared loaf pan; spread out to cover the bottom. Sprinkle batter with half of the pears and half of the streusel. Spoon remaining batter evenly over streusel, spreading carefully to cover. Sprinkle with half of the remaining streusel, the remaining chopped pears and then the remaining streusel.



Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a knife carefully around sides; invert the cake onto plate. Turn the cake, streusel side up, onto a rack and let cool on a rack completely
Reply:PEAR COBBLE CAKE



5 lg. Bartlett pears (6 c.), pared and sliced

1/2 c. sugar

2 tbsp. all-purpose flour

2 tsp. grated orange rind

1 tsp. cinnamon

4 tbsp. melted butter

1 pkg. (one layer size)vanilla cake mix

1 pt. vanilla ice cream.



Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine pears, sugar, flour, orange rind and cinnamon in a large bowl; toss lightly to mix. Spoon into a shallow 2 quart baking dish, cover tightly. Bake 20 minutes, remove from oven, leave heat on while pear mixture cooks, drizzle melted butter over cake.

Mix in medium size bowl. Stir with fork until evenly blended. Using you hands, crumble evenly over hot pear mixture. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes longer, or until topping is golden. Cool about 30 minutes. Spoon into dish, top with ice cream. Serve warm. 8 servings.



OR



PEAR CAKE UPSIDE DOWN



3 fresh pears, you can substitute canned pear halves

3/4 c. butter

1/4 c. brown sugar

1 c. granulated sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. grated orange rind

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 2/3 c. all purpose flour

1/2 c. milk



Pare, halve and core the pears, set aside. Put 1/4 cup of the butter into a 10 by 6 inch glass pan. Place in oven to preheat the butter.

Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over melted butter, arrange pears over brown sugar.



Cream the remaining 1/2 cup butter with the granulated sugar, egg, orange rind, and vanilla. Blend in the baking powder and salt. Add the flour alternatively with the milk, blending well. Pour mixture over pears evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until center of cake tests done.



Serve with vanilla ice cream.
Reply:http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/c...
Reply:Serves 6 to 8



This vanilla cake is brightened with lemon zest and topped with a fine wreath of pears, which caramelizes beautifully in the oven. But there's more: homemade custard, to be poured warm and generously with each wedge of cake.



Ingredients

For the cake

3 ounces unsalted butter

3/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Grated zest from 1 lemon

3/4 cup cream

1 1/3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

Pinch of salt

4 pears

3/4 ounce unsalted butter, melted

1/4 cup raw sugar



For the custard

1 cup milk

3/4 cup cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 egg yolks

1 egg

2 tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar















Method

Make the cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla, and lemon zest and beat for another minute. Add the cream and mix until smooth. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt and beat until smooth.



3. Pour into a 9-inch non-stick springform cake tin and smooth the surface. Peel and core the pears, cut into 1/8-inch slices, and arrange on the batter in two concentric circles. Brush the pears with melted butter, then sprinkle with the raw sugar.



4. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a skewer comes out clean and the pears on top are lightly browned. Remove the side from the cake tin and slide the cake onto a plate.



5. Cool slightly before slicing. Serve with custard.



Make the custard

1. Gently heat the milk, cream, and vanilla in a small saucepan. Whisk the egg yolks, egg and sugar together in a small bowl, then whisk in the milk mixture until smooth.



2. Transfer to a small saucepan and stir over a low heat for 10 minutes, or until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat, cover, and keep warm.
Reply:Check out http://useinfo-cakes.blogspot.com/

It has recipes for quite a few tasty cakes that can be prepared easily from home

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