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Pear Cake (Birnentorte)
 
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients:
5 medium pears, peeled, halved and cored
1/4 pint white wine
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 ounces butter or 6 ounces margarine
6 ounces sugar
3 eggs
11 ounces plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
6 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon cocoa
4 tablespoons oats
4 tablespoons rum
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Arrange pear halves in a pan, cored surface facing up. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour in white wine to cover, bring to a boil, and cook covered for about 5 minutes. Drain.
2. Whisk butter or margarine and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and continue whisking. Blend in sifted flour, baking powder, cocoa, nutmeg, cinnamon, and oats, gradually pouring in milk and rum.
3. Grease and flour a 7 inch spring-form baking tin. Pour in 2/3 of cake mixture and spread evenly. Arrange pear halves on top of batter, core surface facing down. Pour over the rest of batter. Bake in a preheated oven at 400ยบ for about 60 minutes. Turn out onto rack to cool. Dust with powdered sugar.
By RecipeOfHealth.com