PEAR SPICE BUNDT CAKE WITH WALNUT PRALINE TOPPING
Found this tasty adaptation of a circa 1992 Gourmet magazine recipe on www.joythebaker.com , a delightful blog up for an award for Best New Blog of 2009 on www.2009.bloggies.com . Give it a look & see whether you'd give her a vote (I did along with a vote for www.fark.com for the esteemed lifetime achievement award). She's got some tasty recipes for sure. Anyone resurrecting the much maligned American Bundt cake gets a hat tip from me anytime. I plan to make this & halve it immediately after cooling cake but before spooning on topping - will add topping to each half with the best looking one going IMMEDIATELY to dear neighbor's home as I strongly suspect this could become a main meal substitute if allowed to remain in toto in our house, LOL.
Provided by Busters friend
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cake:.
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F Butter and flour bundt pan.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
- Beat together butter, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes in a standing mixer or 4 with a handheld. Add yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla.
- Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in batches, mixing well after each addition.
- Fold in pear pieces and chopped walnuts.
- Beat egg whites in another bowl with cleaned beaters until they just hold stiff peaks, then fold whites into batter gently but thoroughly.
- Spoon batter into pan, smoothing top, and bake until a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then invert onto rack and cool completely.
- Walnut Praline Topping:.
- Stir golden brown sugar, whipping cream and 1/2 cup butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat until smooth. Boil 3 minutes, stirring often. Stir in walnut pieces. Spoon warm topping over warm cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
#time-to-make #course #main-ingredient #preparation #desserts #eggs-dairy #fruit #cakes #eggs #pears #4-hours-or-less
You'll also love
Melkam Mekonnen
mekonnen-m@hotmail.co.ukI'm not sure if I have all the ingredients for this cake. I'll have to check my pantry.
Waqas Ali123
waqas-a95@yahoo.comThis cake is definitely on my to-bake list!
Kish Daniel
k.d64@yahoo.comI'm allergic to walnuts. Do you think I could substitute another type of nut?
Md Salman
s_m@yahoo.comI'm not a baker, but this recipe seems easy enough to follow.
Green Rabbit Happy kids
greenr@aol.comThis cake looks amazing! I can't wait to try it.
Kgomotso Moemise
kgomotso-m@yahoo.comI would love to try this cake, but I don't have a bundt pan.
yamuna Pokhrel
pokhrel_y8@yahoo.comThis cake is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's worth the effort.
Noor UL Hassan
nhassan@hotmail.comI'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cake didn't turn out as moist as I expected.
COT Fan
cot35@hotmail.co.ukThe praline topping is a bit too sweet for my taste, but the cake itself is delicious.
Siva Indian
siva-indian@gmail.comThis cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. I love that I can just throw all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them together.
TAYUB Sk
t@hotmail.frI'm not a big fan of pears, but this cake was surprisingly good. The spices really balanced out the sweetness of the pears.
Oyindamola Olushola
oyindamola.o79@hotmail.co.ukThis cake is perfect for fall. The spices are warm and inviting, and the pears add a touch of sweetness.
Sakib Khandaker
sakib.khandaker98@gmail.comI made this cake for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it.
Wendy Hood
hood_w29@hotmail.comThe cake was a bit too dense for my taste, but the flavor was good. The praline topping was delicious.
MUSIC GOD
music82@gmail.comThis pear spice bundt cake with walnut praline topping was absolutely delicious! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the praline topping was the perfect finishing touch. I will definitely be making this cake again.