PEAR ALMOND CAKE

Pear Almond Cake By Florence Fabricant

YIELD 6 - 8 servings

1 hour 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

TIME

 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

Step 1

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Butter and flour 9-inch springform cake pan.

Step 3

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

Step 4

Cream 8 tablespoons of butter with 3/4 cup of sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and add to batter, stirring lightly. Add remaining lemon juice and almond extract.

Step 5

Spread batter in prepared pan and cover with sliced pears, arranging decoratively if you wish. Dot with 1 tablespoon of remaining butter. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and scatter almonds on top. Sprinkle with remaining sugar and dot with remaining butter. Bake for 1 hour. Allow to cool slightly before removing sides of pan. Serve at room temperature with whipped cream.