Cranberry Pear Cake

By Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter

This is a light a delicious cake that is transformed into an irresistible holiday delight..
This was delightfully eaten after dinner today and enjoyed by all..The sweet and tangy cranberry and the hint of orange went perfectly together with the pears.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote

Comments:

13 Comments

Serves:

12-16

Prep:

25 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1/2 c: margarine. softened
1/2 c: granulated sugar
3 large: eggs,beaten slightly
1/4 tsp: almond extract
1 tsp: vanilla extract or coconut
2/3 c: orange juice plus 1 teaspoon zest
2 c: all purpose flour
1 tsp: baking powder
1/4 tsp: baking soda
2 large: pears,peeled cored, and sliced lengthwise into thick slices♥
14 oz: can whole cranberry sauce
garnish: cinnamon/sugar/nutmeg
: ♥cut each pear in 1/2 then cut each 1/2 into 1/4 so you have 16 pieces altoghther.

How to Make Cranberry Pear Cake

Step-by-Step

1Heat oven to 350º. Spray a 10 inch spring-form pan with removeable bottom, lightly.Set aside.
2In a large bowl, beat together margarine and sugar until light a smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in the vanilla and almond extracts.
3Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
Alternately beat flout mixture and orange juice and zest into the egg mixture;beginning and ending with the flour. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4Carefull spread cranberry sauce on top. Set aside.
Using a vegetable peeler- peel pears, core and cut as suggested above into 16 slices and arrange on top of the cranberry sauce(large end to the outside of the pan rim.)
5Sprinkle 1/2 tsp. cinnamon/ 1 tsp. sugar and a pinch of nutmeg over the pears.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until edges are golden, pears are tender and cake test done with toothpick.
6Let cake rest on wire rack in the cake pan for about 30 minutes. Place onto cake plate; then loosen with rubber spatula, if necessary, and loosen metel latch and remove ring.Let cool completely...serve with whipped topping or vanilla or coconut ice cream or orange sherbet.